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Horsham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2016, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (309), and casualties rose from 446.

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

Collisions in 2016
317
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
461
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Horsham in 2016 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8527%
  • Slight22872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight35878%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 317, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday56 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February27 (8.5%)
  • March26 (8.2%)
  • April28 (8.8%)
  • May28 (8.8%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August31 (9.8%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October19 (6%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December23 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (74%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph110 (35%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph30 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph109 (34%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (73%)
  • Roundabout51 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (10%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (17%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7532 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (72%)
  • Passenger110 (24%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (71%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 164th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2016

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2016, with 19 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2016

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2016: 48, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA244880116
2ndA283426009
3rdA264314405
4thA281274008
5thA272183406
6thA29153013
7thB2139111205
8thB219581002
9thB223781202
10thA20376610
11thB21806602
12thB21165603
13thB21354501
14thB21102401
15thB21332401
16thA2841101

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2016

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 53.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2016

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2016: 97.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years