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Horsham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1982, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (490), and casualties rose from 657.

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

Collisions in 1982
492
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
701
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1982

3.7% of collisions in Horsham in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious11624%
  • Slight35873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.1%
  • Serious14120%
  • Slight53877%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 492, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.9%)
  • February32 (6.5%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April31 (6.3%)
  • May47 (9.6%)
  • June42 (8.5%)
  • July48 (9.8%)
  • August51 (10%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December39 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (60%)
  • Wet or damp178 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph167 (34%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph236 (48%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (21%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5%)
  • 16 to 20216 (31%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (63%)
  • Passenger200 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (65%)
  • Motorcycle144 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1982.

Collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1982

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1982: 87, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2487136229
2ndA2815782115
3rdA264517059
4thA2834861310
5thA29314223
6thA272265527
7thB2139172214
8thB213591312
9thA203781501
10thA2797801
11thB21337702
12thB21163500
13thA60291201
14thB21991100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1982

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 117.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1982

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1982: 147.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1982, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years