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Horsham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1985, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (458), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 1985
447
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
602
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1985

2.9% of collisions in Horsham in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight32773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight45576%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 447, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6%)
  • February35 (7.8%)
  • March26 (5.8%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May39 (8.7%)
  • June29 (6.5%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November29 (6.5%)
  • December40 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (61%)
  • Wet or damp162 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (30%)
  • 40 mph18 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph260 (58%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (20%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20155 (26%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (65%)
  • Passenger157 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (66%)
  • Motorcycle115 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1985.

Collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1985

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1985: 69, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246992513
2ndA2815482111
3rdA2644256011
4thA2834057311
5thA29394919
6thA272182609
7thB2139182805
8thA203791603
9thA2796804
10thB21335502
11thB21355711
12thB21803300
13thB21162200
14thB20371100
15thB21951101

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1985

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 97.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1985

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1985: 144.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1985, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years