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Horsham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 517 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1980, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (489), and casualties rose from 682.

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

Collisions in 1980
517
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
720
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Horsham in 1980 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious10320%
  • Slight39777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious14520%
  • Slight55577%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 517, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.5%)
  • February34 (6.6%)
  • March44 (8.5%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May42 (8.1%)
  • June45 (8.7%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August51 (9.9%)
  • September44 (8.5%)
  • October47 (9.1%)
  • November41 (7.9%)
  • December48 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (60%)
  • Wet or damp181 (35%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (34%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph187 (36%)
  • 70 mph116 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (18%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20195 (27%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5572 (10%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (66%)
  • Passenger195 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (66%)
  • Motorcycle137 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Horsham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Horsham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1980.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1980

The A281 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1980: 98, including 6 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28198136620
2ndA2482122420
3rdA2646681211
4thA2834258110
5thA29406817
6thA272294203
7thB2139142105
8thA20378803
9thA27971110
10thB21336802
11thB21803300
12thB21162201
13thB21282201
14thB21952200
15thB21151200
16thB21351401
17thB21991100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1980

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 106.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1980

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1980: 166.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years