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Crawley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2012
243
Up 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
318
Up 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2012

None of the collisions in Crawley in 2012 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight20082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27286%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 243, up 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (12%)
  • February11 (4.5%)
  • March18 (7.4%)
  • April15 (6.2%)
  • May15 (6.2%)
  • June21 (8.6%)
  • July21 (8.6%)
  • August19 (7.8%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November21 (8.6%)
  • December24 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (61%)
  • Wet or damp89 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph144 (59%)
  • 40 mph34 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (42%)
  • Roundabout68 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (63%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (18%)
  • 26 to 3566 (21%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.2%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (65%)
  • Passenger73 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2012.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2012

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2012: 41, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23414809
2ndA2220294203
3rdM23233104
4thA2004132701
5thA264101203
6thA201191101
7thA22198801
8thB203681302
9thB20374601

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2012

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2012: 170.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2012

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2012: 126.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years