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Worthing road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1988, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (348), and casualties rose from 439.

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

Collisions in 1988
383
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
459
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Worthing in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7921%
  • Slight29878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8318%
  • Slight37081%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 383, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday46 (12%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February37 (9.7%)
  • March23 (6%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May25 (6.5%)
  • June35 (9.1%)
  • July26 (6.8%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September37 (9.7%)
  • October29 (7.6%)
  • November36 (9.4%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (74%)
  • Wet or damp97 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph332 (87%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (10%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (41%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (19%)
  • Cyclist75 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (23%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (12%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.3%)
  • Over 7545 (9.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (59%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (67%)
  • Motorcycle90 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1988.

Collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1988

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1988: 60, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596072015
2ndA244352111
3rdA20313235011
4thA27233402
5thA2032172212
6thB2223111201
7thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1988

Worthing had 366 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1988

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1988: 159.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1988, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years