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Crawley road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2014, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (239), and casualties rose from 310.

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

Collisions in 2014
270
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
348
Up 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Crawley in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight29986%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 270, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.8%)
  • February27 (10%)
  • March17 (6.3%)
  • April15 (5.6%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June16 (5.9%)
  • July21 (7.8%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September17 (6.3%)
  • October37 (14%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December19 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (66%)
  • Wet or damp91 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph157 (58%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph48 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (49%)
  • Roundabout64 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (57%)
  • Cyclist36 (10%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (21%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (69%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2014.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2014

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2014, with 44 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2014

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2014: 52, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235265110
2ndM23293804
3rdA2220212403
4thA2004141705
5thA221991200
6thB203691404
7thA201181811
8thA26471802

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2014

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2014: 194.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2014

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2014: 135.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years