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Worthing road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1979, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,629 collisions in Worthing.

Collisions in 1979
363
Casualties in 1979
448
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Worthing in 1979 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight29180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7517%
  • Slight36882%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 363.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (19%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.8%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April36 (9.9%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June31 (8.5%)
  • July33 (9.1%)
  • August31 (8.5%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October46 (13%)
  • November29 (8%)
  • December23 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (68%)
  • Wet or damp107 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph307 (85%)
  • 40 mph42 (12%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (25%)
  • Cyclist87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian83 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20133 (30%)
  • 21 to 2530 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3555 (12%)
  • 36 to 4525 (5.6%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7555 (12%)
  • Over 7530 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (64%)
  • Pedestrian83 (19%)
  • Passenger77 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (58%)
  • Motorcycle116 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Worthing

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worthing ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1979.

Collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1979

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1979: 60, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596076214
2ndA24414707
3rdA2031213213
4thA27213316
5thA2032162302
6thB2223141504

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1979

Worthing had 345 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1979

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1979: 122.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years