Skip to main content
CrashStats

Horsham road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1986, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1985 (447), and casualties rose from 602.

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

Collisions in 1986
492
Up 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
686
Up 14% on 1985
Fatal collisions
23
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1986

4.7% of collisions in Horsham in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal234.7%
  • Serious12125%
  • Slight34871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.5%
  • Serious15923%
  • Slight50373%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 492, up 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday66 (13%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.1%)
  • February31 (6.3%)
  • March25 (5.1%)
  • April40 (8.1%)
  • May48 (9.8%)
  • June43 (8.7%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August45 (9.1%)
  • September46 (9.3%)
  • October46 (9.3%)
  • November46 (9.3%)
  • December40 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (61%)
  • Wet or damp168 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (27%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph277 (56%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (16%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20175 (26%)
  • 21 to 25100 (15%)
  • 26 to 3595 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (65%)
  • Passenger201 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (68%)
  • Motorcycle110 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1986

Map of the last 4 crashes of 1986 in Horsham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 4 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Horsham ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1986.

Collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1986

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1986: 92, including 7 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2492150726
2ndA2815472111
3rdA2644362111
4thA294176314
5thA2833441210
6thB2139182217
7thA272162425
8thA2037111303
9thA27981201
10thB213371102
11thB21166903
12thB21355912
13thB21282200
14thB21952200
15thA231200
16thB21341100
17thB21801100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1986

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 77.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1986

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1986: 123.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1986, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years