Crowborough road traffic accidents
Crowborough recorded 680 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 903 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 139 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 6% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 139
- Casualties
- 903
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 139
- Casualties
- 903
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Crowborough
Roads in Crowborough
Postcode districts in Crowborough
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Crowborough
Road collision statistics for Crowborough
Collisions recorded
680
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
903
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
139
22.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Crowborough
Collisions in Crowborough are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.3% of the total), with 23.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.6% of recorded collisions in Crowborough happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Crowborough have produced 903 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.4% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 68 collisions, Monday 109 collisions, Tuesday 106 collisions, Wednesday 88 collisions, Thursday 93 collisions, Friday 111 collisions, Saturday 105 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 518 collisions, Darkness 162 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 643 collisions, Roundabout 20 collisions, Dual carriageway 7 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 537 collisions, 40 mph 87 collisions, 50 mph 11 collisions, 60 mph 40 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 553 collisions, Raining no high winds 76 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 548 casualties, Passenger 189 casualties, Pedestrian 166 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Crowborough
How many road accidents have there been in Crowborough?
680 collisions have been recorded in Crowborough in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 903 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Crowborough were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 139 were serious — 22.4% of all recorded collisions in Crowborough resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Crowborough?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Crowborough, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 23.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Crowborough happen on?
94.6% of collisions in Crowborough are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Crowborough?
Pedestrians make up 18.4% of the 903 casualties recorded in Crowborough.
Is road safety in Crowborough getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Crowborough rose 6% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Crowborough come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Crowborough cover 1999 to 2025.