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Horsham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2001, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (486), and casualties fell from 656.

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

Collisions in 2001
468
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
649
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2001

3% of collisions in Horsham in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious8719%
  • Slight36778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight52982%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 468, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.1%)
  • February44 (9.4%)
  • March42 (9%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May34 (7.3%)
  • June51 (11%)
  • July41 (8.8%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September43 (9.2%)
  • October36 (7.7%)
  • November40 (8.5%)
  • December35 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (59%)
  • Wet or damp172 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (31%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph198 (42%)
  • 70 mph90 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (18%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (10%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35162 (25%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7532 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (70%)
  • Passenger148 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (74%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Horsham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Horsham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2001.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2001

Storrington & Washington, Horsham, RH20 4TD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2001, with 21 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2001

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2001: 80, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2480127513
2ndA2834470311
3rdA2814054110
4thA29344307
5thA264294127
6thA272263707
7thB2237151711
8thA2037131906
9thB2139121704
10thB2195111701
11thB213381601
12thB211661000
13thB21355900
14thB21103510
15thB20361200
16thB21151100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2001

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 68.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2001

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2001: 129.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2001, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years