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Crawley road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2011, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2010 (237), and casualties fell from 306.

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

Collisions in 2011
223
Down 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
296
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Crawley in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight18884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26088%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 223, down 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February12 (5.4%)
  • March16 (7.2%)
  • April25 (11%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June11 (4.9%)
  • July17 (7.6%)
  • August20 (9%)
  • September21 (9.4%)
  • October21 (9.4%)
  • November15 (6.7%)
  • December22 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (73%)
  • Wet or damp59 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (49%)
  • 40 mph33 (15%)
  • 50 mph23 (10%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (42%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (28%)
  • Roundabout58 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (63%)
  • Cyclist30 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (10%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.4%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (69%)
  • Passenger68 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2011.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2011

Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2011, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2011

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2011: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23476209
2ndM23314617
3rdA2220263900
4thA2004101502
5thB203691003
6thA201181001
7thA2648911
8thA22195701
9thB20373300
10thB20281101

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2011

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2011: 148.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2011

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2011: 112.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years