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Crawley road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2019, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (290), and casualties rose from 356.

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

Collisions in 2019
301
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
398
Up 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Crawley in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6120%
  • Slight23879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32882%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 301, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (19%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.6%)
  • February25 (8.3%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May29 (9.6%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July20 (6.6%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September25 (8.3%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November29 (9.6%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (71%)
  • Wet or damp85 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4%)
  • 30 mph166 (55%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph40 (13%)
  • 60 mph9 (3%)
  • 70 mph33 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (26%)
  • Roundabout44 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (66%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2031 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3578 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (19%)
  • 46 to 5560 (15%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (67%)
  • Passenger93 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had the 136th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2019

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2019, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2019

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2019: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235880110
2ndM23263815
3rdA2220202305
4thA2004172204
5thB2036172604
6thA2011121302
7thA221991102
8thA2642200
9thB20371101

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2019

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2019: 223.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2019

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2019: 157.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years