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Horsham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1991, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1990 (452), and casualties fell from 699.

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

Collisions in 1991
436
Down 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
624
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1991

2.1% of collisions in Horsham in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious9422%
  • Slight33376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight50381%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 436, down 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.7%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March39 (8.9%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May30 (6.9%)
  • June43 (9.9%)
  • July38 (8.7%)
  • August39 (8.9%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November31 (7.1%)
  • December33 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (62%)
  • Wet or damp140 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (22%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph250 (57%)
  • 70 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (10%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20108 (17%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35122 (20%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (7.5%)
  • Over 7533 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (62%)
  • Passenger194 (31%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (76%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1991.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1991

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1991: 84, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2484124116
2ndA283467827
3rdA2814560011
4thA29365906
5thA264273624
6thA272142707
7thB2139131600
8thB2195131302
9thA203791205
10thB211691012
11thB213591501
12thA27971100
13thB22377900
14thA233401
15thB21802200
16thB21151100
17thB21281100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1991

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 55.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1991

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1991: 129.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years