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Horsham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1983, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (492), and casualties fell from 701.

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

Collisions in 1983
439
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
573
Down 18% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1983

3% of collisions in Horsham in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious10424%
  • Slight32273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight43075%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 439, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.1%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March33 (7.5%)
  • April39 (8.9%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July33 (7.5%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November28 (6.4%)
  • December36 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (68%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (31%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph236 (54%)
  • 70 mph41 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (21%)
  • Cyclist56 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20167 (29%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (12%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (64%)
  • Passenger160 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (65%)
  • Motorcycle121 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1983.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1983

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1983: 74, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA247497320
2ndA2814960110
3rdA2834159113
4thA264334415
5thA272223109
6thA29223105
7thB2139112204
8thA20377902
9thA27971031
10thB21807900
11thB21355600
12thB21164502
13thB21282411
14thB21332301
15thB21952200
16thB21992200
17thB21341100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1983

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 97.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1983

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1983: 139.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years