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Horsham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,161 road traffic collisions in Horsham from 1979 to 2025, and 3,789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 500 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 33% on 2024 (51).

Collisions since 1979
3,161
317th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,789
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
27 people killed
Serious collisions
500
532 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Down 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Horsham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal270.9%
  • Serious50016%
  • Slight2,63483%

What the data shows

  • Horsham had 467 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 512 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Horsham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 604 children under 16 were killed or injured in Horsham, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Horsham.

Where Horsham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
317th
Most casualties
329th
Most fatal collisions
380th
Most serious collisions
338th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday455 (14%)
  • Tuesday497 (16%)
  • Wednesday517 (16%)
  • Thursday482 (15%)
  • Friday566 (18%)
  • Saturday391 (12%)
  • Sunday253 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,383 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit699 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,619 (83%)
  • Roundabout264 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,849 (90%)
  • 40 mph160 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,536 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds416 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (2%)
  • Not recorded31 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,635 (43%)
  • Cyclist722 (19%)
  • Pedestrian632 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist617 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (2%)
  • Van occupant66 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Horsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Horsham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Horsham peaked at 117 in 1982; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253446
20245167
20235059
20225466
20213641
20205160
20195163
20185160
20173646
20165369
20155266
20146372
20135257
20124251
20113941
20103336
20096277
20086587
20074658
20065863
20056991
20044352
20037890
20026888
20016889
200094109
19998498
19987186
19977590
19966783
19956372
19947495
19935774
19927587
19915566
19907397
19898095
198886108
198796103
19867785
198597112
1984106135
198397112
1982117137
1981109121
1980106117
197997112

Map of recent crashes in Horsham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Horsham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Horsham

The 24 most recent collisions in Horsham happened between 10 May and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Horsham

The A281 has the most collisions in Horsham, 598 of 3,161 (19%), followed by the B2195 (313).

Collisions in Horsham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2815987259115
2ndB2195313400145
3rdA264246294236
4thB2237192243428
5thB2180152167121
6thA24122139124
7thB21347700

Council areas covering Horsham

Collisions in Horsham were recorded in 2 council areas. Horsham has 3,157 of 3,161 (99.9%).

Collisions in Horsham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHorsham3,1573,78527499
2ndMid Sussex3301

Postcode districts in Horsham

Collisions in Horsham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by RH12 (2,228) and RH13 (933).