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RH14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,125 road traffic collisions in the RH14 postcode district, Horsham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,010 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 548 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
2,125
1,695th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,010
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
43 people killed
Serious collisions
548
638 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RH14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal432%
  • Serious54826%
  • Slight1,53472%

What the data shows

  • RH14 had 301 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 344 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in RH14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 238 children under 16 were killed or injured in RH14, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in RH14.

Where RH14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,695th
Most casualties
1,656th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,356th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday307 (14%)
  • Tuesday259 (12%)
  • Wednesday328 (15%)
  • Thursday314 (15%)
  • Friday324 (15%)
  • Saturday318 (15%)
  • Sunday275 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,566 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting437 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,042 (96%)
  • Roundabout43 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph490 (23%)
  • 40 mph175 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph26 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1,391 (65%)
  • 70 mph36 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,735 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds235 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Other29 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,089 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist398 (13%)
  • Pedestrian164 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant133 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist124 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RH14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RH14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RH14 peaked at 71 in 1989; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253545
20243147
20232630
20223136
20212836
20202736
20192430
20184288
20172938
20162848
20153749
20143749
20133553
20123037
20112331
20102945
20094357
20084064
20074157
20062940
20054773
20045669
20035173
20024558
20016687
20005063
19994867
19986492
19974865
19966291
19955584
19945681
19935691
19925069
19915165
19905877
198971113
19885273
19874869
19864163
19855581
19845283
19835773
19825780
19815271
19807096
19796287

Map of recent crashes in RH14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RH14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RH14

The 24 most recent collisions in RH14 happened between 5 June and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RH14

The A29 has the most collisions in RH14, 615 of 2,125 (29%), followed by the A272 (483).

Collisions in RH14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2961590112130
2ndA27248369513135
3rdB213342960110124
4thA2644757014

Council areas covering RH14

Collisions in RH14 were recorded in 3 council areas. Horsham has 1,319 of 2,125 (62%).

Collisions in RH14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHorsham1,3191,88423317
2ndChichester7991,11920231
3rdWaverley3300

Town in RH14

Of the 2,125 collisions in RH14, 401 (19%) were in Billingshurst.