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Horsham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1989, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (448), and casualties rose from 646.

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

Collisions in 1989
492
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
719
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
20
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1989

4.1% of collisions in Horsham in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.1%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight39079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight58481%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 492, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.1%)
  • February51 (10%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April34 (6.9%)
  • May33 (6.7%)
  • June43 (8.7%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August32 (6.5%)
  • September48 (9.8%)
  • October42 (8.5%)
  • November45 (9.1%)
  • December48 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (60%)
  • Wet or damp189 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (27%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph267 (54%)
  • 70 mph50 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant514 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4%)
  • 16 to 20156 (22%)
  • 21 to 25117 (16%)
  • 26 to 35111 (15%)
  • 36 to 4589 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.8%)
  • Over 7533 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (63%)
  • Passenger227 (32%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (75%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1989.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1989

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1989: 70, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA247099114
2ndA296110634
3rdA281548639
4thA283476939
5thA264324316
6thA272254039
7thA2037132113
8thB2195131301
9thB2135121905
10thB2139111302
11thA27991611
12thB223791400
13thB21335501
14thB21164401
15thB21802210
16thA231200
17thB21991100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1989

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 80.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1989

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1989: 157.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1989, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years