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Horsham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2018, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (296), and casualties fell from 408.

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

Collisions in 2018
288
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
399
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Horsham in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7325%
  • Slight21374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight31479%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 288, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (18%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (9.4%)
  • Sunday26 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.3%)
  • February24 (8.3%)
  • March14 (4.9%)
  • April21 (7.3%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July21 (7.3%)
  • August24 (8.3%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December24 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (70%)
  • Wet or damp77 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph112 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph84 (29%)
  • 70 mph33 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2037 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (9.3%)
  • Over 7528 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (72%)
  • Passenger84 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 152nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2018

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2018, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2018

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2018: 38, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24385818
2ndA281364419
3rdA264334106
4thA283192804
5thA29193406
6thA272122704
7thB2195101302
8thB213991304
9thB21336701
10thB22376801
11thB21805500
12thB21103502
13thB21163300
14thA20372301
15thB21151100
16thB21351101

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2018

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 51.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2018

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2018: 102.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2018, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years