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Horsham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2006, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2005 (374), and casualties rose from 489.

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

Collisions in 2006
386
Up 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
518
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2006

2.6% of collisions in Horsham in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight31181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight43584%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 386, up 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.6%)
  • February36 (9.3%)
  • March26 (6.7%)
  • April25 (6.5%)
  • May31 (8%)
  • June33 (8.5%)
  • July31 (8%)
  • August29 (7.5%)
  • September27 (7%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November50 (13%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (61%)
  • Wet or damp142 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph122 (32%)
  • 40 mph64 (17%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph137 (35%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (76%)
  • Roundabout42 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20105 (20%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (73%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (78%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2006.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2006

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2006, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2006

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2006: 46, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24466826
2ndA281446119
3rdA283304512
4thA272243425
5thA29243206
6thA264212612
7thB2237141911
8thB2139132002
9thA2037121703
10thB2133101203
11thB2135101400
12thB21956701
13thB21803300
14thB21162211
15thA221200
16thB21341100
17thB21361100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2006

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 58.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2006

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2006: 118.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years