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Horsham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1987, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (492), and casualties fell from 686.

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

Collisions in 1987
439
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
598
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1987

3.9% of collisions in Horsham in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.9%
  • Serious9722%
  • Slight32574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight45977%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 439, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (3.6%)
  • February36 (8.2%)
  • March40 (9.1%)
  • April43 (9.8%)
  • May30 (6.8%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July42 (9.6%)
  • August41 (9.3%)
  • September33 (7.5%)
  • October29 (6.6%)
  • November34 (7.7%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (57%)
  • Wet or damp175 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (34%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph224 (51%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (16%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20134 (22%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (65%)
  • Passenger165 (28%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (69%)
  • Motorcycle97 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1987.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1987

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1987: 64, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246488520
2ndA2814665210
3rdA264425217
4thA294255010
5thA283385327
6thB2139274227
7thA272142522
8thA203791101
9thB21166803
10thB213561014
11thA2795900
12thB21335510
13thB21993401
14thB21341100
15thB21801100
16thB21951100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1987

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 96.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1987

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1987: 129.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years