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Worthing road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1984, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (394), and casualties rose from 472.

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

Collisions in 1984
411
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
497
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1984

1% of collisions in Worthing in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9323%
  • Slight31476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight39279%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 411, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.3%)
  • February18 (4.4%)
  • March36 (8.8%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May32 (7.8%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August31 (7.5%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October37 (9%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (69%)
  • Wet or damp125 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph359 (87%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (23%)
  • Cyclist106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20131 (26%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 3552 (10%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (7.8%)
  • Over 7535 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (67%)
  • Passenger83 (17%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (62%)
  • Motorcycle126 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1984.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1984

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1984: 68, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596889120
2ndA244447111
3rdA20314248011
4thA2032262602
5thA27233216
6thB2223121401
7thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1984

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 394.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1984

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1984: 162.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years