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Crawley road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2005, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2004 (297), and casualties rose from 387.

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

Collisions in 2005
330
Up 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
433
Up 12% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Crawley in 2005 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious329.7%
  • Slight29489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious358.1%
  • Slight39291%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 330, up 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (18%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7%)
  • February31 (9.4%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May27 (8.2%)
  • June26 (7.9%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August22 (6.7%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October29 (8.8%)
  • November24 (7.3%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (73%)
  • Wet or damp87 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (53%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph23 (7%)
  • 60 mph27 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph74 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (45%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (26%)
  • Roundabout66 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (63%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (21%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (63%)
  • Passenger115 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2005.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2005

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2005, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2005

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2005: 60, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23607614
2ndM23386005
3rdA2220212413
4thA264162413
5thA2004131400
6thA2011101303
7thB2036101100
8thA22198902
9thB20282300
10thB21142200
11thA20361100
12thA221100
13thB21251100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2005

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2005: 199.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2005

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2005: 141.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years