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Horsham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1990, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (492), and casualties fell from 719.

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

Collisions in 1990
452
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
699
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
25
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1990

5.5% of collisions in Horsham in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal255.5%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight34376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal284%
  • Serious12718%
  • Slight54478%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 452, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (11%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March49 (11%)
  • April36 (8%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June37 (8.2%)
  • July34 (7.5%)
  • August37 (8.2%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October31 (6.9%)
  • November36 (8%)
  • December32 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (66%)
  • Wet or damp147 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (25%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph269 (60%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20142 (20%)
  • 21 to 25120 (17%)
  • 26 to 35134 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (10%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.7%)
  • Over 7532 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (62%)
  • Passenger226 (32%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (77%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1990.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1990

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1990: 72, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2472114613
2ndA2815695111
3rdA29446934
4thA283386846
5thA264254015
6thB2139193114
7thA272121814
8thB2195121911
9thA203781001
10thB213381201
11thB223771012
12thB21166804
13thA2795901
14thB21805500
15thB21354410
16thB21282201
17thB20371201

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1990

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 73.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1990

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1990: 134.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years