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Crawley road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2021, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2020 (203), and casualties fell from 249.

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

Collisions in 2021
186
Down 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
240
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2021

1.1% of collisions in Crawley in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight15181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight20284%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 186, down 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 186
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (7.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7%)
  • February9 (4.8%)
  • March8 (4.3%)
  • April6 (3.2%)
  • May26 (14%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July8 (4.3%)
  • August16 (8.6%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November16 (8.6%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (70%)
  • Wet or damp54 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph100 (54%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (11%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph31 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (25%)
  • Roundabout30 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (65%)
  • Cyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (73%)
  • Passenger39 (16%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2021.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2021

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2021, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2021

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2021: 28, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23284116
2ndM23193011
3rdA2220182101
4thB2036131502
5thA201181604
6thA20045603
7thA2645700
8thA22194502

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2021

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2021: 147.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2021

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2021: 103.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years