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Horsham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,567 road traffic collisions in Horsham from 1979 to 2025, and 25,742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 480 were fatal and 3,913 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 291 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (282), and casualties rose from 395 to 410.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,567
161st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,742
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
480
2.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
291
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Horsham

2.6% of collisions in Horsham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4802.6%
  • Serious3,91321%
  • Slight14,17476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5162%
  • Serious4,70318%
  • Slight20,52380%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. In 2025 there were 291, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025291410
2024282395
2023284371
2022305442
2021244328
2020269352
2019316453
2018288399
2017296408
2016317461
2015309446
2014316407
2013321436
2012279395
2011286368
2010282380
2009374477
2008360499
2007389513
2006386518
2005374489
2004371492
2003399536
2002414595
2001468649
2000486656
1999485656
1998514704
1997519722
1996507729
1995426630
1994460651
1993408598
1992451620
1991436624
1990452699
1989492719
1988448646
1987439598
1986492686
1985447602
1984458650
1983439573
1982492701
1981490657
1980517720
1979489682

When and where crashes happen in Horsham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,641 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,717 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,734 (15%)
  • Thursday2,702 (15%)
  • Friday3,046 (16%)
  • Saturday2,533 (14%)
  • Sunday2,194 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59542 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59252 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,867 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,911 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,270 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,364 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,736 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,625 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,459 (7.9%)
  • February1,342 (7.2%)
  • March1,429 (7.7%)
  • April1,411 (7.6%)
  • May1,563 (8.4%)
  • June1,603 (8.6%)
  • July1,636 (8.8%)
  • August1,562 (8.4%)
  • September1,686 (9.1%)
  • October1,679 (9%)
  • November1,591 (8.6%)
  • December1,606 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,730 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,090 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,551 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown140 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit56 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,756 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,347 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds387 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds244 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist206 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds93 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other357 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded164 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,630 (63%)
  • Wet or damp6,296 (34%)
  • Frost or ice465 (2.5%)
  • Snow88 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep72 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph91 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph5,647 (30%)
  • 40 mph1,744 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph536 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph8,277 (45%)
  • 70 mph2,272 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,834 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway2,135 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,336 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road198 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Horsham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,440 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist3,202 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,645 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist1,624 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant961 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)309 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant214 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant146 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant83 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant78 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5419 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10699 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 151,192 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 204,596 (18%)
  • 21 to 253,326 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,561 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,500 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,792 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,067 (8%)
  • 66 to 751,352 (5.3%)
  • Over 751,101 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded137 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,629 (68%)
  • Passenger6,468 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,645 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25,442 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,216 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,171 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,662 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,279 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach315 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle252 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car145 (0.4%)
  • Minibus124 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle58 (0.2%)
  • Other52 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Horsham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Horsham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Horsham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 161st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
161st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
188thBath and North East Somerset18,71324,6313693,906
189thEast Staffordshire18,70925,2623332,581
190thArun18,62724,2993303,724
191stHorsham (this area)18,56725,7424803,913
192ndCharnwood18,54824,4953803,132
193rdEast Devon18,43725,6763734,304
194thRunnymede18,19525,3372292,777

Accident hotspots in Horsham

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham, with 388 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham from 1979 to 2025: 2,806, including 101 fatal and 600 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA242,8064,123101600
2ndA2812,1823,00973496
3rdA2831,6162,31446352
4thA2641,4741,99337290
5thA291,3852,10036284
6thA2728751,33628220
7thB213962493124143
8thA20373545281182
9thB2195334425149
10thB2237312407952
11thB2133311456586
12thB21352904041475
13thB2116180230751
14thB2180152167121
15thA279107167615
16thB211086140219
17thB21284045112
18thB2199232605
19thA23202606
20thB21158901

Towns in Horsham

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 3,157.

Postcode districts in Horsham

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham from 1979 to 2025: 5,443.

Latest crashes in Horsham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Horsham, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity