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Horsham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2008, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (389), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 2008
360
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
499
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2008

3.1% of collisions in Horsham in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight27877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious9218%
  • Slight39679%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 360, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February40 (11%)
  • March31 (8.6%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August33 (9.2%)
  • September22 (6.1%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November25 (6.9%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (62%)
  • Wet or damp120 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph115 (32%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph143 (40%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (69%)
  • Roundabout49 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7526 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (72%)
  • Passenger102 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Horsham ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2008.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2008

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2008, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2008

The A281 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2008: 55, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2815578112
2ndA24526627
3rdA283293925
4thA264263906
5thA272152307
6thA29152206
7thB2133122011
8thA203791712
9thB223791100
10thB213981002
11thB213571102
12thB21956700
13thB21165801
14thB21102302
15thB21281100
16thB21991101

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2008

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 65.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2008

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2008: 119.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2008, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years