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Worthing road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1985, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1984 (411), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 1985
373
Down 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
447
Down 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Worthing in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight29579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight36081%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 373, down 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday73 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.7%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April25 (6.7%)
  • May36 (9.7%)
  • June29 (7.8%)
  • July33 (8.8%)
  • August31 (8.3%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October36 (9.7%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (76%)
  • Wet or damp83 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (86%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (23%)
  • Pedestrian84 (19%)
  • Cyclist78 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20125 (28%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.1%)
  • Over 7532 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (63%)
  • Pedestrian84 (19%)
  • Passenger80 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (65%)
  • Motorcycle103 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1985.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1985

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1985: 47, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594756211
2ndA24424409
3rdA2031323506
4thA27253825
5thA2032182104
6thB2223121502
7thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1985

Worthing had 360 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1985

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1985: 142.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years