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Horsham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2024, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2023 (284), and casualties rose from 371.

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

Collisions in 2024
282
Down 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
395
Up 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2024

0.7% of collisions in Horsham in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7326%
  • Slight20773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8522%
  • Slight30878%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 282, down 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.2%)
  • February29 (10%)
  • March19 (6.7%)
  • April26 (9.2%)
  • May26 (9.2%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October18 (6.4%)
  • November16 (5.7%)
  • December16 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (67%)
  • Wet or damp88 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph78 (28%)
  • 40 mph46 (16%)
  • 50 mph29 (10%)
  • 60 mph96 (34%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (16%)
  • 56 to 6553 (13%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (71%)
  • Passenger87 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (74%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 117th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2024

Denne, Horsham, RH12 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2024, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2024

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2024: 39, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA243952016
2ndA264324207
3rdA272233518
4thA281223413
5thA283223003
6thA29213606
7thB213991303
8thB219591001
9thB21336701
10thB21804401
11thB22374701
12thB21103400
13thB21163301
14thA20372500
15thB21282200
16thB21351300

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2024

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 51.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2024

RH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2024: 94.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years