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Horsham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2010
282
Down 25% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
380
Down 20% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2010

2.5% of collisions in Horsham in 2010 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious6122%
  • Slight21476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight30380%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 282, down 25% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (19%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.4%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March25 (8.9%)
  • April18 (6.4%)
  • May16 (5.7%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July21 (7.4%)
  • August17 (6%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October34 (12%)
  • November19 (6.7%)
  • December23 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (65%)
  • Wet or damp72 (26%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6%)
  • Snow8 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph75 (27%)
  • 40 mph47 (17%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph103 (37%)
  • 70 mph39 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (16%)
  • Roundabout38 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 7526 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (74%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (75%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2010.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2010

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2010: 39, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24395019
2ndA2813646213
3rdA264284506
4thA283232803
5thB2237141603
6thA29131911
7thA272102002
8thB213591403
9thB21108900
10thB213971121
11thB21956901
12thA20375801
13thB21335501
14thB21164500
15thB21802200

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2010

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2010: 87.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years