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Horsham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Horsham in 2025, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (282), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 2025
291
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
410
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Horsham in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Horsham in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.6% and 21% in Horsham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious9332%
  • Slight19667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious10024%
  • Slight30875%

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 291, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February25 (8.6%)
  • March22 (7.6%)
  • April14 (4.8%)
  • May18 (6.2%)
  • June36 (12%)
  • July26 (8.9%)
  • August27 (9.3%)
  • September28 (9.6%)
  • October26 (8.9%)
  • November21 (7.2%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (73%)
  • Wet or damp72 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph92 (32%)
  • 40 mph49 (17%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph104 (36%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Horsham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (14%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.6%)
  • Over 7533 (8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (72%)
  • Passenger92 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Horsham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Horsham had the 114th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Horsham in 2025

Storrington & Washington, Horsham, RH20 4TD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Horsham in 2025, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Horsham with the most crashes in 2025

The A24 had the most collisions in Horsham in 2025: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Horsham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24355106
2ndA281283618
3rdA2722750010
4thA283253707
5thA291927010
6thA264182005
7thB2139142314
8thB219591702
9thB223781201
10thB213571003
11thB21336903
12thB21163302
13thB21283302
14thB21803302
15thB21102501
16thA20371100
17thA22201100

Towns in Horsham: crashes in 2025

Horsham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 34.

Postcode districts in Horsham: crashes in 2025

RH13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Horsham in 2025: 92.

Latest crashes in Horsham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Horsham in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Horsham road accidents in other years