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Horsham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1979, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,567 collisions in Horsham.

Collisions in 1979
489
Casualties in 1979
682
Fatal collisions
15
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Horsham in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious11624%
  • Slight35873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious14221%
  • Slight52377%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 489.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (18%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.8%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March33 (6.7%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May40 (8.2%)
  • June40 (8.2%)
  • July41 (8.4%)
  • August42 (8.6%)
  • September36 (7.4%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Other30 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (52%)
  • Wet or damp193 (39%)
  • Frost or ice32 (6.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (33%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph160 (33%)
  • 70 mph134 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (19%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20179 (26%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (64%)
  • Passenger194 (28%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (67%)
  • Motorcycle135 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Horsham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Horsham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1979.

Collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1979

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1979: 82, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2482125422
2ndA28173100517
3rdA2645781212
4thA2833950012
5thA29386416
6thA272172705
7thB2139152301
8thB2133111804
9thA20375602
10thA27941100
11thB21354600
12thB21994400
13thB21162201
14thB21281100
15thB21341100
16thB21801100
17thB21951100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1979

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 97.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1979

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1979: 167.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years