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Crawley road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2006, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (330), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 2006
302
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
392
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Crawley in 2006 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious309.9%
  • Slight26889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious328.2%
  • Slight35490%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 302, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February18 (6%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August21 (7%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November13 (4.3%)
  • December30 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (70%)
  • Wet or damp90 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (60%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph50 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (23%)
  • Roundabout61 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (65%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (66%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2006.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2006

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2006, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2006

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2006: 59, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23598116
2ndA2220273211
3rdM23273902
4thA2004182800
5thA2011101200
6thA2219101400
7thB2036101204
8thA2645510
9thA2202200
10thA241100
11thB20111200
12thB20281100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2006

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2006: 212.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2006

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2006: 152.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years