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Horsham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2000, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (485), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2000
486
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
656
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2000

2.5% of collisions in Horsham in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight38780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious10316%
  • Slight54182%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 486, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.1%)
  • February39 (8%)
  • March33 (6.8%)
  • April41 (8.4%)
  • May43 (8.8%)
  • June38 (7.8%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August28 (5.8%)
  • September45 (9.3%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December47 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (55%)
  • Wet or damp196 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph150 (31%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph216 (44%)
  • 70 mph88 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (16%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35143 (22%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (71%)
  • Passenger142 (22%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car706 (76%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 173rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2000

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2000: 80, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2480115313
2ndA2815567114
3rdA283355215
4thA264344925
5thA272263605
6thA29252905
7thA2037162603
8thB2139162403
9thB2195141500
10thB2135131514
11thB2237101411
12thB21806700
13thB21104911
14thB21334503
15thB21162300
16thB21661101

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2000

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 93.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2000

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2000: 160.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years