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Crawley road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2003, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2002 (336), and casualties rose from 447.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,849 collisions in Crawley.

Collisions in 2003
354
Up 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
467
Up 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2003

2% of collisions in Crawley in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight30887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious459.6%
  • Slight41589%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 354, up 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025211289
2024271368
2023266350
2022256321
2021186240
2020203249
2019301398
2018290356
2017287376
2016278357
2015306422
2014270348
2013239310
2012243318
2011223296
2010237306
2009259336
2008251326
2007264334
2006302392
2005330433
2004297387
2003354467
2002336447
2001368495
2000438549
1999439582
1998445569
1997429556
1996427552
1995391523
1994374474
1993344448
1992349418
1991350466
1990348438
1989382452
1988358460
1987335402
1986340410
1985337422
1984327390
1983309359
1982338427
1981298361
1980312396
1979351414

When and where crashes happen in Crawley in 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.8%)
  • February29 (8.2%)
  • March29 (8.2%)
  • April18 (5.1%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June27 (7.6%)
  • July35 (9.9%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September22 (6.2%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December34 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (69%)
  • Wet or damp106 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph186 (53%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph37 (10%)
  • 70 mph78 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (35%)
  • Roundabout57 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (72%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 35106 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (64%)
  • Passenger116 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (81%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Crawley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Crawley ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2003.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2003

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2003, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2003

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2003: 70, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA237091111
2ndM23365324
3rdA2220253825
4thB2036162302
5thA264152103
6thA2011141501
7thA2004121601
8thA2219101200
9thB20282200
10thA23001100
11thA241100
12thB20371200

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2003

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2003: 213.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2003

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2003: 160.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years