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Horsham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1998, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (519), and casualties fell from 722.

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

Collisions in 1998
514
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
704
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1998

2.3% of collisions in Horsham in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight42082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious10014%
  • Slight59284%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 514, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (17%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday61 (12%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.6%)
  • February31 (6%)
  • March42 (8.2%)
  • April39 (7.6%)
  • May49 (9.5%)
  • June40 (7.8%)
  • July45 (8.8%)
  • August41 (8%)
  • September37 (7.2%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November43 (8.4%)
  • December46 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (60%)
  • Wet or damp197 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (27%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph274 (53%)
  • 70 mph71 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20104 (15%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (21%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.4%)
  • Over 7531 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (65%)
  • Passenger204 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 169th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1998

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1998: 74, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2474102111
2ndA2817399518
3rdA29406306
4thA283365516
5thA264324904
6thB2139233725
7thA272202802
8thB2133131902
9thA2037121802
10thB2237101002
11thB213581102
12thB21807700
13thB21103500
14thB21162200
15thB21282201
16thB21952301
17thA1811100
18thA231100
19thA2401100
20thA2901210

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1998

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 69.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1998

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1998: 151.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years