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Horsham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2004, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (399), and casualties fell from 536.

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

Collisions in 2004
371
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
492
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2004

2.7% of collisions in Horsham in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight31585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight42787%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 371, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday75 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February22 (5.9%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June32 (8.6%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August33 (8.9%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November31 (8.4%)
  • December46 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (61%)
  • Wet or damp140 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (30%)
  • 40 mph53 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph148 (40%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (16%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.5%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (72%)
  • Passenger101 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Horsham ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2004.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2004

Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3NG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2004, with 14 collisions.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2004

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2004: 61, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24618528
2ndA283376106
3rdA281364835
4thA272263104
5thA29263407
6thA264202102
7thB2133132502
8thB2139111403
9thA203781111
10thB21358911
11thB22378912
12thB219571000
13thB21806600
14thB21143300
15thB21163400
16thA232201
17thB21102200
18thA221200
19thA2591200
20thA2611200

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2004

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 43.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2004

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2004: 107.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years