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Worthing road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1983, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1982 (386), and casualties fell from 479.

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

Collisions in 1983
394
Up 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
472
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1983

1% of collisions in Worthing in 1983 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight32883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight40385%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 394, up 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (19%)
  • Friday53 (13%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.4%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July26 (6.6%)
  • August39 (9.9%)
  • September35 (8.9%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November34 (8.6%)
  • December48 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (71%)
  • Wet or damp109 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph335 (85%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (31%)
  • Cyclist117 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (11%)
  • 16 to 20109 (23%)
  • 21 to 2537 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3554 (11%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (8.1%)
  • Over 7536 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (66%)
  • Pedestrian80 (17%)
  • Passenger79 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (59%)
  • Motorcycle120 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Worthing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Worthing ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1983.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1983

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1983: 60, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259607407
2ndA24414503
3rdA2031343806
4thA27273417
5thA2032182104
6thB2223101502
7thA2571100
8thB20321200
9thB22221100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1983

Worthing had 382 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1983

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1983: 165.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1983, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years