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Crawley Down road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Crawley Down, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
268
1,659th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
361
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
55
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Crawley Down

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5521%
  • Slight20777%

What the data shows

  • Crawley Down had 41 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Crawley Down were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 52 children under 16 were killed or injured in Crawley Down, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Crawley Down.

Where Crawley Down ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,659th
Most casualties
1,613th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,641st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph147 (55%)
  • 40 mph70 (26%)
  • 60 mph42 (16%)
  • 70 mph8 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant222 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (16%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crawley Down road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crawley Down, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Crawley Down peaked at 17 in 1998; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202446
202322
202211
202124
202044
2019810
2018511
2017711
201635
201546
2014810
2013910
201235
201123
201011
200946
200857
200744
200655
200557
200457
200333
200269
200158
200036
19991115
19981726
199777
199689
1995512
199478
199355
199256
199144
199033
198900
1988613
198758
19861113
198588
19841623
198377
1982913
198155
198068
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Crawley Down

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Crawley Down

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Crawley Down

The 24 most recent collisions in Crawley Down happened between 17 May 2019 and 11 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Crawley Down

The B2028 has the most collisions in Crawley Down, 107 of 268 (40%), followed by the B2110 (13).

Collisions in Crawley Down on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2028107151322
2ndB2110132523

Council areas covering Crawley Down

Collisions in Crawley Down were recorded in 2 council areas. Mid Sussex has 264 of 268 (99%).

Collisions in Crawley Down by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Sussex264354653
2ndCrawley3501

Postcode district for Crawley Down

All 268 collisions in Crawley Down were in the RH10 postcode district.