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Worthing road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1981, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1980 (351), and casualties rose from 426.

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

Collisions in 1981
376
Up 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
445
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Worthing in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8021%
  • Slight29278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight35279%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 376, up 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (17%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March42 (11%)
  • April21 (5.6%)
  • May30 (8%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July27 (7.2%)
  • August22 (5.9%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November32 (8.5%)
  • December34 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (60%)
  • Wet or damp148 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph315 (84%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (21%)
  • Cyclist73 (16%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20121 (27%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9%)
  • 26 to 3559 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7%)
  • Over 7535 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (63%)
  • Pedestrian93 (21%)
  • Passenger71 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (62%)
  • Motorcycle122 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1981.

Collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1981

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1981: 56, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595671212
2ndA24374207
3rdA2031273209
4thA27212514
5thA2032182105
6thB2223142002
7thB22222200
8thB20321100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1981

Worthing had 356 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1981

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1981: 148.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years