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Worthing road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1987, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (357), and casualties fell from 444.

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

Collisions in 1987
348
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
439
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Worthing in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7722%
  • Slight26676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight35080%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 348, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April32 (9.2%)
  • May24 (6.9%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August26 (7.5%)
  • September32 (9.2%)
  • October26 (7.5%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December34 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (73%)
  • Wet or damp89 (26%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (85%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (39%)
  • Cyclist92 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (21%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (11%)
  • 16 to 2099 (23%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4531 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7551 (12%)
  • Over 7531 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (19%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (15%)
  • Motorcycle90 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Worthing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Worthing ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1987.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1987

The A24 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1987: 50, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245055015
2ndA2594759014
3rdA2031273417
4thA27273916
5thA2032151902
6thB22237900

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1987

Worthing had 341 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1987

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1987: 141.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1987, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years