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Horsham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1988, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (439), and casualties rose from 598.

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

Collisions in 1988
448
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
646
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1988

4% of collisions in Horsham in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight33274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious12519%
  • Slight50178%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 448, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.6%)
  • February46 (10%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April31 (6.9%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June29 (6.5%)
  • July31 (6.9%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October44 (9.8%)
  • November30 (6.7%)
  • December42 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (62%)
  • Wet or damp162 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (29%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph244 (54%)
  • 70 mph48 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20125 (19%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35103 (16%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.3%)
  • Over 7532 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (63%)
  • Passenger208 (32%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1988.

Collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1988

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1988: 85, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2485124420
2ndA2815282316
3rdA264446629
4thA29447224
5thA2833445110
6thB2139172733
7thA272142306
8thA2037111202
9thB213371511
10thB21355612
11thA2794501
12thB21804400
13thB21953300
14thA232201
15thB21162402
16thB21992200
17thA271100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1988

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 86.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1988

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1988: 133.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years