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Crawley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2016, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (306), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 2016
278
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
357
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Crawley in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight24086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight31588%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 278, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (19%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9%)
  • February27 (9.7%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April23 (8.3%)
  • May24 (8.6%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July20 (7.2%)
  • August25 (9%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December13 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (72%)
  • Wet or damp72 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph163 (59%)
  • 40 mph26 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph35 (13%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph45 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (43%)
  • Roundabout74 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (65%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (25%)
  • 36 to 4556 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (67%)
  • Passenger84 (24%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2016.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2016

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2016, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2016

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2016: 60, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23608519
2ndM23304203
3rdA2220243201
4thA2004151700
5thB2036131903
6thA2219101200
7thA201191111
8thA2646601
9thA2204401
10thB20371100
11thB21141100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2016

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2016: 196.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2016

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2016: 147.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2016.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years