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Worthing road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1989, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (383), and casualties rose from 459.

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

Collisions in 1989
414
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
511
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1989

0.2% of collisions in Worthing in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight34784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight44487%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 414, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.7%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May27 (6.5%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July39 (9.4%)
  • August30 (7.2%)
  • September22 (5.3%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November41 (9.9%)
  • December48 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (70%)
  • Wet or damp123 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph356 (86%)
  • 40 mph42 (10%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (18%)
  • Cyclist88 (17%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20127 (25%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.3%)
  • Over 7538 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (67%)
  • Motorcycle97 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1989.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1989

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1989: 68, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259688306
2ndA24496117
3rdA2031323903
4thA27242808
5thA2032212805
6thB2223142100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1989

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 393.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1989

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1989: 161.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years