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Crawley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Crawley in 2025, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2024 (271), and casualties fell from 368.

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

Collisions in 2025
211
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
289
Down 21% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Crawley in 2025

1.4% of collisions in Crawley in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Crawley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight15975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight23280%

Crawley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 445 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 211, down 22% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9%)
  • February8 (3.8%)
  • March20 (9.5%)
  • April14 (6.6%)
  • May18 (8.5%)
  • June10 (4.7%)
  • July27 (13%)
  • August18 (8.5%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October16 (7.6%)
  • November17 (8.1%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (69%)
  • Wet or damp64 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph115 (55%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 50 mph35 (17%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (29%)
  • Roundabout40 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Crawley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (60%)
  • Cyclist33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (9%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3561 (21%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (65%)
  • Passenger76 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Crawley in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Crawley had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2025.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Crawley in 2025

Northgate & West Green, Crawley, RH11 7ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Crawley in 2025, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Crawley with the most crashes in 2025

The A23 had the most collisions in Crawley in 2025: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Crawley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23446206
2ndA2220213004
3rdA2011132002
4thA2219131614
5thB2036111314
6thA200491304
7thM2371503
8thA2644701

Towns in Crawley: crashes in 2025

Crawley, Crawley had the most collisions of any town in Crawley in 2025: 158.

Postcode districts in Crawley: crashes in 2025

RH11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Crawley in 2025: 95.

Latest crashes in Crawley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Crawley in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crawley road accidents in other years