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Worthing road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1980, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (363), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 1980
351
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
426
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1980

2% of collisions in Worthing in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious8223%
  • Slight26275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8720%
  • Slight33178%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 351, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May27 (7.7%)
  • June28 (8%)
  • July21 (6%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September34 (9.7%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November28 (8%)
  • December25 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (64%)
  • Wet or damp123 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (85%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (23%)
  • Cyclist80 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (11%)
  • 16 to 2086 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3560 (14%)
  • 36 to 4527 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7540 (9.4%)
  • Over 7536 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (66%)
  • Passenger77 (18%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (63%)
  • Motorcycle102 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Worthing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worthing ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1980.

Collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1980

The A24 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1980: 44, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA244452012
2ndA259425417
3rdA2031293219
4thA2032222816
5thA27161904
6thB2223152202
7thA1571100
8thB20321100
9thB22221101
10thB2591100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1980

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 336.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1980

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1980: 144.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years