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Rudgwick road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Rudgwick, Horsham, from 1979 to 2025, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
128
2,493rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
165
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
29
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rudgwick

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53.9%
  • Serious2923%
  • Slight9473%

What the data shows

  • Rudgwick had 22 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% more than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Rudgwick were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 17 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rudgwick, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Rudgwick.

Where Rudgwick ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,493rd
Most casualties
2,549th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday13 (10%)
  • Wednesday25 (20%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday24 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph57 (45%)
  • 40 mph45 (35%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (17%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant110 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rudgwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rudgwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rudgwick peaked at 8 in 1980; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202311
202212
202111
202033
201956
201823
201734
201611
201544
201455
201322
201211
201122
201011
200933
200822
200711
200600
200546
200411
200369
200211
200112
200045
199924
199845
199724
199644
199547
199467
199345
199222
199135
199057
198923
198846
198722
198644
198511
198411
198337
198211
198147
1980810
197922

Map of recent crashes in Rudgwick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rudgwick

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rudgwick

The 24 most recent collisions in Rudgwick happened between 7 August 2015 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rudgwick

The A281 has the most collisions in Rudgwick, 59 of 128 (46%), followed by the B2128 (49).

Collisions in Rudgwick on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2815985311
2ndB21284956116

Council areas covering Rudgwick

Collisions in Rudgwick were recorded in 2 council areas. Horsham has 116 of 128 (91%).

Collisions in Rudgwick by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHorsham116150525
2ndWaverley111304

Postcode district for Rudgwick

All 128 collisions in Rudgwick were in the RH12 postcode district.