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Horsham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 1999, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (514), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 1999
485
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
656
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 1999

1.6% of collisions in Horsham in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight38780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious10015%
  • Slight54783%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 485, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.1%)
  • February29 (6%)
  • March45 (9.3%)
  • April44 (9.1%)
  • May40 (8.2%)
  • June42 (8.7%)
  • July45 (9.3%)
  • August35 (7.2%)
  • September43 (8.9%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November43 (8.9%)
  • December36 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (64%)
  • Wet or damp156 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph141 (29%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph239 (49%)
  • 70 mph61 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2095 (14%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.4%)
  • Over 7527 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (68%)
  • Passenger165 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car707 (78%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 173rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 1999

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 1999: 67, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2467101312
2ndA2815674010
3rdA2834264211
4thA29384907
5thA264314716
6thA272293616
7thB2139252912
8thB2195121701
9thA2037111302
10thB213392104
11thB223781203
12thB21106601
13thB21166701
14thB21354502
15thB21803301
16thA22201100
17thA2901201

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 1999

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 83.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 1999

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 1999: 157.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 1999, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years