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Crawley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2017, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (278), and casualties rose from 357.

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

Collisions in 2017
287
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
376
Up 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Crawley in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight24686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32988%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 287, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (20%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February13 (4.5%)
  • March26 (9.1%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May24 (8.4%)
  • June23 (8%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August27 (9.4%)
  • September25 (8.7%)
  • October37 (13%)
  • November28 (9.8%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (77%)
  • Wet or damp61 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph160 (56%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 50 mph39 (14%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph43 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (45%)
  • Roundabout80 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (64%)
  • Cyclist38 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2028 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (22%)
  • 36 to 4574 (20%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (72%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had the 166th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2017

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2017, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2017

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2017: 68, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23688708
2ndM23305306
3rdA2004223202
4thA2220192501
5thA2011151602
6thA2219121612
7thB2036121401
8thA2643401
9thB20372200
10thB20111100

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2017

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2017: 204.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2017

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2017: 161.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years