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Crawley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2015, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2014 (270), and casualties rose from 348.

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

Collisions in 2015
306
Up 13% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
422
Up 21% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Crawley in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight26085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight37388%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 306, up 13% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (21%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (10%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.2%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March31 (10%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May29 (9.5%)
  • June25 (8.2%)
  • July22 (7.2%)
  • August14 (4.6%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October18 (5.9%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (75%)
  • Wet or damp74 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph168 (55%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph57 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (47%)
  • Roundabout78 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (25%)
  • 36 to 4575 (18%)
  • 46 to 5568 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (68%)
  • Passenger101 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had the 174th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2015

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2015, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2015

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2015: 50, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23506903
2ndM23314804
3rdA2220243313
4thA2011192813
5thA2004152203
6thB2036132101
7thA2219121503
8thA264111401
9thB20371601
10thB21141101

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2015

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2015: 209.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2015

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2015: 150.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years