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Horsham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2019
316
Up 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
453
Up 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2019

2.5% of collisions in Horsham in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious8828%
  • Slight22070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight35177%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 316, up 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (18%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April21 (6.6%)
  • May22 (7%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August24 (7.6%)
  • September44 (14%)
  • October24 (7.6%)
  • November30 (9.5%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (59%)
  • Wet or damp120 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph91 (29%)
  • 40 mph36 (11%)
  • 50 mph30 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph114 (36%)
  • 70 mph37 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (19%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (8.4%)
  • Over 7525 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (75%)
  • Passenger91 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 124th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2019

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2019: 59, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245986113
2ndA2812833210
3rdA264253209
4thA283233703
5thA272203507
6thA29183025
7thB2195101702
8thB213971301
9thB21335801
10thB22375502
11thB21104902
12thB21164601
13thB21354503
14thA20373601
15thB21282200
16thB21802200

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years