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Horsham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2017, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2016 (317), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2017
296
Down 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
408
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Horsham in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight22576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32880%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 296, down 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April17 (5.7%)
  • May29 (9.8%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August24 (8.1%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October13 (4.4%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December22 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (67%)
  • Wet or damp83 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph89 (30%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph126 (43%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (75%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (8.8%)
  • Over 7526 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (77%)
  • Passenger79 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 160th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2017

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area, Roffey North, Horsham, RH12 4UN area and Storrington & Washington, Horsham, RH20 4TD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Horsham in 2017, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2017

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2017: 37, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24376024
2ndA2643449110
3rdA283303903
4thA281284116
5thA29223207
6thB2139162114
7thA272121703
8thA20376801
9thB21164802
10thB21334500
11thB21354601
12thB21803301
13thB21102200
14thB22372200
15thA22201300
16thB21281101
17thB21951100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2017

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 36.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2017

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2017: 88.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years