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Horsham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1981, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (517), and casualties fell from 720.

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

Collisions in 1981
490
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
657
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Horsham in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious11523%
  • Slight36274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious14121%
  • Slight50377%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 490, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.9%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March43 (8.8%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May42 (8.6%)
  • June43 (8.8%)
  • July42 (8.6%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September43 (8.8%)
  • October46 (9.4%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December35 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (59%)
  • Wet or damp168 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (34%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph229 (47%)
  • 70 mph53 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (91%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20205 (31%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (63%)
  • Passenger185 (28%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (66%)
  • Motorcycle148 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.9%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1981.

Collisions
194th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1981

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1981: 76, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2476121116
2ndA2645977410
3rdA2835163010
4thA2815063115
5thA29455717
6thA272122206
7thB2139111114
8thB21169913
9thA20377904
10thB21357701
11thA2796610
12thB21335902
13thB21803300
14thB21282301
15thB21992200
16thA2841100
17thB21341100
18thB21951100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1981

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 109.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1981

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1981: 153.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years