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Crawley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2018, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (287), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 2018
290
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
356
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2018

0.3% of collisions in Crawley in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5619%
  • Slight23380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29583%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 290, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (21%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.3%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March21 (7.2%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May26 (9%)
  • June23 (7.9%)
  • July24 (8.3%)
  • August20 (6.9%)
  • September24 (8.3%)
  • October27 (9.3%)
  • November27 (9.3%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (77%)
  • Wet or damp67 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph181 (62%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph29 (10%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph33 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (26%)
  • Roundabout60 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (61%)
  • Cyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (10%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3586 (24%)
  • 36 to 4569 (19%)
  • 46 to 5555 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (72%)
  • Passenger59 (17%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had the 149th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2018

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2018, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2018

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2018: 54, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23547214
2ndA22204245010
3rdM23223604
4thA2011161802
5thA2004132003
6thA2219121303
7thA2648800
8thB203681103

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2018

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2018: 210.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2018

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2018: 165.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years