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Worthing road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1986, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (373), and casualties fell from 447.

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

Collisions in 1986
357
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
444
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1986

0.6% of collisions in Worthing in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight28379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7818%
  • Slight36482%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 357, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February29 (8.1%)
  • March19 (5.3%)
  • April25 (7%)
  • May30 (8.4%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July22 (6.2%)
  • August31 (8.7%)
  • September34 (9.5%)
  • October35 (9.8%)
  • November33 (9.2%)
  • December30 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (72%)
  • Wet or damp91 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph316 (89%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (21%)
  • Cyclist81 (18%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (10%)
  • 16 to 20114 (26%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4537 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.9%)
  • Over 7531 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (21%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (64%)
  • Motorcycle103 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Worthing ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1986.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1986

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1986: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595875110
2ndA24425006
3rdA2031242704
4thA27213505
5thA2032192003
6thB2223131404
7thB22221100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1986

Worthing had 281 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1986

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1986: 115.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1986.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years