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Horsham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1996, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1995 (426), and casualties rose from 630.

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

Collisions in 1996
507
Up 19% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
729
Up 16% on 1995
Fatal collisions
18
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1996

3.6% of collisions in Horsham in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious8918%
  • Slight40079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223%
  • Serious11215%
  • Slight59582%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 507, up 19% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday95 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.3%)
  • February28 (5.5%)
  • March32 (6.3%)
  • April39 (7.7%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June43 (8.5%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August43 (8.5%)
  • September47 (9.3%)
  • October62 (12%)
  • November49 (9.7%)
  • December37 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (26%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph285 (56%)
  • 70 mph67 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (10%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20108 (15%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35154 (21%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (66%)
  • Passenger209 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car755 (76%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 173rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1996

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1996: 70, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24709649
2ndA2816587514
3rdA29508619
4thA283416527
5thA264334105
6thA272294514
7thB2139143103
8thB2195121502
9thB2237111604
10thB2133101501
11thA203791310
12thB21165601
13thB21804400
14thB21103700
15thB21353300
16thB21282200
17thA2791100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1996

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 67.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1996

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1996: 163.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1996, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years