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Worthing road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,629 road traffic collisions in Worthing from 1979 to 2025, and 17,861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 121 were fatal and 2,518 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 163 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (193), and casualties fell from 226 to 200.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,629
100th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,861
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
121
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
163
Down 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Worthing

0.8% of collisions in Worthing from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1210.8%
  • Serious2,51817%
  • Slight11,99082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1280.7%
  • Serious2,69915%
  • Slight15,03484%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. In 2025 there were 163, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163200
2024193226
2023224272
2022204240
2021205245
2020170211
2019259317
2018248301
2017243313
2016240277
2015262325
2014261312
2013224267
2012242299
2011240279
2010218255
2009255315
2008244306
2007291360
2006305371
2005340426
2004297365
2003303380
2002361445
2001335419
2000351408
1999395497
1998397482
1997393503
1996406497
1995337409
1994388469
1993355437
1992374450
1991363435
1990387481
1989414511
1988383459
1987348439
1986357444
1985373447
1984411497
1983394472
1982386479
1981376445
1980351426
1979363448

When and where crashes happen in Worthing

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,157 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,276 (16%)
  • Wednesday2,303 (16%)
  • Thursday2,362 (16%)
  • Friday2,411 (16%)
  • Saturday1,873 (13%)
  • Sunday1,247 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59362 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59112 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,000 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,412 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,841 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,751 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,051 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,100 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,174 (8%)
  • February983 (6.7%)
  • March1,208 (8.3%)
  • April1,051 (7.2%)
  • May1,151 (7.9%)
  • June1,230 (8.4%)
  • July1,279 (8.7%)
  • August1,174 (8%)
  • September1,320 (9%)
  • October1,402 (9.6%)
  • November1,375 (9.4%)
  • December1,282 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,105 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,154 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting148 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown143 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit79 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,945 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,512 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds372 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds289 (2%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other244 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded186 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,700 (73%)
  • Wet or damp3,769 (26%)
  • Frost or ice110 (0.8%)
  • Snow30 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep14 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph58 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph12,255 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,650 (11%)
  • 50 mph137 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph215 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph306 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,159 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway1,681 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,366 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road350 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded73 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Worthing

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,204 (46%)
  • Cyclist3,391 (19%)
  • Pedestrian2,756 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist2,656 (15%)
  • Van occupant291 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant289 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant95 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant55 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant51 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5307 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10636 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 151,300 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 203,283 (18%)
  • 21 to 251,897 (11%)
  • 26 to 352,792 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,194 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,749 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,220 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,126 (6.3%)
  • Over 751,139 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded218 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,766 (66%)
  • Passenger3,339 (19%)
  • Pedestrian2,756 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,820 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle3,493 (13%)
  • Motorcycle2,758 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,268 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes413 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach358 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car204 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle127 (0.5%)
  • Minibus97 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter18 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Worthing

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Worthing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worthing ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had the 100th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
100th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
249thCrawley14,84918,9891692,208
250thChorley14,76521,7942773,154
251stFalkirk14,66319,1013064,084
252ndWorthing (this area)14,62917,8611212,518
253rdWest Lindsey14,61221,9975423,181
254thNuneaton and Bedworth14,59318,6232343,019
255thWatford14,58719,2201262,709

Accident hotspots in Worthing

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing, with 1,049 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing from 1979 to 2025: 2,195, including 23 fatal and 413 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2592,1952,72623413
2ndA241,4321,71815263
3rdA271,1521,64223208
4thA20319691,1547173
5thA20328169614139
6thB2223451543268
7thB2222252605
8thA2700172302
9thB2233141501
10thA280131711
11thA2706702
12thB20326901
13thA2033300
14thA2523300
15thB20313301
16thA20252200
17thA2312400
18thA2742400
19thA2832201
20thA11101

Towns in Worthing

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 13,728.

Postcode districts in Worthing

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing from 1979 to 2025: 5,413.

Latest crashes in Worthing

Of the latest 24 crashes in Worthing, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity