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Worthing road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1982, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (376), and casualties rose from 445.

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

Collisions in 1982
386
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
479
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1982

2.6% of collisions in Worthing in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight28373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious10823%
  • Slight36175%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 386, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.8%)
  • February23 (6%)
  • March25 (6.5%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September34 (8.8%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November47 (12%)
  • December29 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (68%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph326 (84%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (29%)
  • Cyclist83 (17%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20136 (28%)
  • 21 to 2541 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3537 (7.7%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7551 (11%)
  • Over 7533 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (66%)
  • Passenger90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (60%)
  • Motorcycle142 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1982.

Collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1982

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1982: 50, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595065115
2ndA244557215
3rdA2031334305
4thA2032303719
5thB2223192106
6thA27162104
7thB22332300
8thB22221100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1982

Worthing had 377 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1982

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1982: 134.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years