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Horsham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1984, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (439), and casualties rose from 573.

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

Collisions in 1984
458
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
650
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1984

2% of collisions in Horsham in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10122%
  • Slight34876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious13220%
  • Slight50778%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 458, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday48 (10%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.5%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March34 (7.4%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May35 (7.6%)
  • June35 (7.6%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August40 (8.7%)
  • September37 (8.1%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (63%)
  • Wet or damp159 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (33%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph242 (53%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (21%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20205 (32%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 3569 (11%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (62%)
  • Passenger203 (31%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (67%)
  • Motorcycle132 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1984.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1984

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1984: 68, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246895318
2ndA2816290213
3rdA264496209
4thA2834161011
5thA29376305
6thB2139152003
7thA272132104
8thB213591322
9thA203781101
10thB21336904
11thB21995702
12thA27941101
13thB21164702
14thB21803400
15thB21281100
16thB21951100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1984

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 106.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1984

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1984: 153.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years