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Crawley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2004, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2003 (354), and casualties fell from 467.

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

Collisions in 2004
297
Down 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
387
Down 17% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2004

2.4% of collisions in Crawley in 2004 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious289.4%
  • Slight26288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious338.5%
  • Slight34790%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 297, down 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.7%)
  • February23 (7.7%)
  • March29 (9.8%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June18 (6.1%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September21 (7.1%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November27 (9.1%)
  • December29 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (65%)
  • Wet or damp100 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph159 (54%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph62 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (30%)
  • Roundabout55 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (68%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (24%)
  • 36 to 4571 (18%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (64%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2004.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2004

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2004, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2004

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2004: 60, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23607806
2ndM23273511
3rdA2220162423
4thA2011142010
5thA264111204
6thA2004101200
7thB2036101301
8thA22197801
9thA291100
10thB20281100
11thB21141200

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2004

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2004: 182.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2004

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2004: 156.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years