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Crawley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2008, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (264), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2008
251
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
326
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Crawley in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight21284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight28587%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 251, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.6%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June19 (7.6%)
  • July19 (7.6%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September15 (6%)
  • October18 (7.2%)
  • November16 (6.4%)
  • December34 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (66%)
  • Wet or damp79 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (59%)
  • 40 mph27 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph16 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph47 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (25%)
  • Roundabout51 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (60%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (65%)
  • Passenger69 (21%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2008.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2008

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2008, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2008

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2008: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23365006
2ndM23355705
3rdA2220242804
4thA2004101501
5thB203691104
6thA22197901
7thA20116901
8thA2644501
9thB21142201
10thA21001100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2008

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2008: 175.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2008

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2008: 141.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years