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A2004 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 collisions on the A2004 from 1979 to 2025, with 845 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 97 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions on the A2004, down 10% from 10 in 2024, with 13 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
646
1,602nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
845
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
97
105 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity on the A2004

On the A2004, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight54484%

Where the A2004 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,602nd
Most casualties
1,652nd
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
1,966th

A2004 accidents by year

Collisions on the A2004 peaked at 23 in 1982 and were down to 9 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A2004, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025913
20241015
20231318
20221013
202156
202033
20191722
20181320
20172232
20161517
20151522
20141417
20131213
20121327
20111015
2010912
20091317
20081015
20071014
20061828
20051314
20041012
20031216
200299
2001911
20001923
19991925
19981419
19972026
19961518
19951823
19941421
19931216
19921722
19911118
19901113
19891518
19881821
19871616
19861214
19851522
19841216
19831316
19822328
19811924
19802021
19791924

When crashes happen on the A2004

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A2004 (106), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (184).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday106 (16%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (1.5%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am84 (13%)
  • 9am to noon76 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm119 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm184 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm122 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight41 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.4%)
  • February48 (7.4%)
  • March49 (7.6%)
  • April46 (7.1%)
  • May59 (9.1%)
  • June45 (7%)
  • July53 (8.2%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September47 (7.3%)
  • October60 (9.3%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December64 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight464 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A2004 crashes

On the A2004, 60% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph389 (60%)
  • 40 mph249 (39%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (66%)
  • Wet or damp207 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (20%)
  • Roundabout101 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A2004 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the A2004, followed by pedestrians (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (58%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (11%)
  • Cyclist84 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car926 (76%)
  • Motorcycle97 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20154 (18%)
  • 21 to 25124 (15%)
  • 26 to 35177 (21%)
  • 36 to 45108 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (60%)
  • Passenger218 (26%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A2004

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A2004

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A2004 crashes by council area

All 646 collisions on the A2004 were in Crawley.

Collisions on the A2004 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCrawley646845597

A2004 crashes by town

Of the 646 collisions on the A2004, 644 were in the built-up area of Crawley, Crawley.

Recent crashes on the A2004

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A2004, from 15 August 2023 to 22 November 2025.

Severity