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Horsham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2012, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (286), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 2012
279
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
395
Up 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2012

2.9% of collisions in Horsham in 2012 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight20774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8121%
  • Slight30677%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 279, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (10%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (19%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.7%)
  • February22 (7.9%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April17 (6.1%)
  • May26 (9.3%)
  • June14 (5%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August27 (9.7%)
  • September33 (12%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November21 (7.5%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (68%)
  • Wet or damp80 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph101 (36%)
  • 40 mph35 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (31%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (75%)
  • Roundabout40 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4568 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (70%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2012.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2012

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2012, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2012

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2012: 42, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24427136
2ndA281355007
3rdA283244102
4thA272203016
5thA264192607
6thA29162014
7thB2139111402
8thB223791002
9thB21338805
10thA20376912
11thB21356903
12thB21955801
13thB21164510
14thB21804401
15thB21103601
16thB21281100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2012

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 42.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2012

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2012: 83.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years