Skip to main content
CrashStats

Horsham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1997, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (507), and casualties fell from 729.

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

Collisions in 1997
519
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
722
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Horsham in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9819%
  • Slight41580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious11115%
  • Slight60584%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 519, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (11%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (18%)
  • Thursday92 (18%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (10%)
  • February37 (7.1%)
  • March39 (7.5%)
  • April42 (8.1%)
  • May49 (9.4%)
  • June46 (8.9%)
  • July33 (6.4%)
  • August40 (7.7%)
  • September36 (6.9%)
  • October46 (8.9%)
  • November51 (9.8%)
  • December48 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (60%)
  • Wet or damp187 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (25%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph272 (52%)
  • 70 mph88 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (14%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2089 (12%)
  • 21 to 25102 (14%)
  • 26 to 35183 (25%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7530 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (68%)
  • Passenger192 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 171st most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1997

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1997: 79, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2479118319
2ndA2815879012
3rdA2834264010
4thA264415005
5thA29345506
6thA272242905
7thB2139142105
8thB2195141702
9thB223791011
10thB21338900
11thB213581303
12thB21167903
13thA20376701
14thB21103301
15thB21803301
16thA232300
17thB20371101
18thB21661100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1997

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 75.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1997

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1997: 171.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years