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Crawley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2022, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 38% on 2021 (186), and casualties rose from 240.

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

Collisions in 2022
256
Up 38% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
321
Up 34% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Crawley in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5923%
  • Slight19677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight25579%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 256, up 38% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.7%)
  • February19 (7.4%)
  • March18 (7%)
  • April19 (7.4%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July22 (8.6%)
  • August16 (6.3%)
  • September24 (9.4%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (71%)
  • Wet or damp65 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph143 (56%)
  • 40 mph37 (14%)
  • 50 mph37 (14%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph26 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (26%)
  • Roundabout53 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Cyclist33 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (19%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (69%)
  • Passenger58 (18%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had the 143rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2022

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2022, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2022

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2022: 47, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23476216
2ndA2220384507
3rdA2011162104
4thM23162007
5thB2036152205
6thA2004101301
7thA22196702
8thA2644702
9thB20371301

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2022

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2022: 201.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2022

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2022: 136.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2022, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years