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BN5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 930 road traffic collisions in the BN5 postcode district, Horsham, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 236 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
930
2,232nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,313
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
42 people killed
Serious collisions
236
292 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BN5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal384.1%
  • Serious23625%
  • Slight65671%

What the data shows

  • BN5 had 119 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 167 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in BN5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 90 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN5, 6.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in BN5.

Where BN5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,232nd
Most casualties
2,223rd
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
2,159th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday138 (15%)
  • Thursday124 (13%)
  • Friday143 (15%)
  • Saturday140 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight699 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting179 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway911 (98%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph214 (23%)
  • 40 mph143 (15%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph532 (57%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds763 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant917 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (12%)
  • Pedestrian81 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist66 (5%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN5 peaked at 33 in 1998; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
2024913
2023912
20221215
2021915
20201214
20191524
20181415
20171524
20161416
20152028
20141419
20131318
20121011
20111622
20101421
20092033
20081526
20072429
20062129
20051923
20042028
20031928
20021623
20013248
20002334
19992534
19983344
19973035
19962833
19952236
19941727
19932338
19922231
19912531
19902946
19892642
19882230
19872536
19862534
19852134
19843147
19831416
19822439
19812229
19802946
19792226

Map of recent crashes in BN5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN5

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN5

The 24 most recent collisions in BN5 happened between 17 August 2023 and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN5

The A281 has the most collisions in BN5, 372 of 930 (40%), followed by the A2037 (241).

Collisions in BN5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28137254017107
2ndA2037241363949
3rdB211693126527
4thB20374501

Council areas covering BN5

Collisions in BN5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Horsham has 825 of 930 (89%).

Collisions in BN5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHorsham8251,18036201
2ndMid Sussex102129235

Town in BN5

Of the 930 collisions in BN5, 187 (20%) were in Henfield.