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Crawley road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2007, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2006 (302), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 2007
264
Down 13% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
334
Down 15% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2007

0.4% of collisions in Crawley in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight23489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight29789%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 264, down 13% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (9.5%)
  • Sunday25 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.1%)
  • February24 (9.1%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April25 (9.5%)
  • May23 (8.7%)
  • June22 (8.3%)
  • July33 (13%)
  • August19 (7.2%)
  • September19 (7.2%)
  • October14 (5.3%)
  • November33 (13%)
  • December21 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (66%)
  • Wet or damp85 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph145 (55%)
  • 40 mph21 (8%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph59 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (24%)
  • Roundabout59 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4560 (18%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 7518 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (68%)
  • Passenger68 (20%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (76%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2007.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2007

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2007, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2007

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2007: 53, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23536605
2ndM23334214
3rdA2220161803
4thA2004101401
5thB203691001
6thA201181200
7thA2647701
8thA22192400
9thA2841200
10thB11100
11thB20371201
12thB22201100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2007

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2007: 175.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2007

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2007: 127.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years