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Crawley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2023, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2022 (256), and casualties rose from 321.

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

Collisions in 2023
266
Up 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
350
Up 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Crawley in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6725%
  • Slight19774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7221%
  • Slight27679%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 266, up 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (9%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.5%)
  • February22 (8.3%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April11 (4.1%)
  • May21 (7.9%)
  • June24 (9%)
  • July21 (7.9%)
  • August16 (6%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December20 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (64%)
  • Wet or damp92 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph143 (54%)
  • 40 mph39 (15%)
  • 50 mph50 (19%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (27%)
  • Roundabout47 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (60%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2025 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3583 (24%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (65%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Crawley ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had the 133rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2023

Southgate, Crawley, RH11 8SB area and Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1RX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Crawley in 2023, with 33 collisions each.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2023

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2023: 49, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA234975013
2ndA2220353909
3rdA2011222613
4thM23152506
5thA2004131805
6thB203691503
7thA22197703
8thA2645502
9thA41200

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2023

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2023: 203.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2023

RH10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2023: 129.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years