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Worthing road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1990, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1989 (414), and casualties fell from 511.

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

Collisions in 1990
387
Down 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
481
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1990

0.8% of collisions in Worthing in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight31281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight39983%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 387, down 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9%)
  • February24 (6.2%)
  • March32 (8.3%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May27 (7%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July38 (9.8%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September38 (9.8%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (83%)
  • 40 mph47 (12%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout40 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (46%)
  • Cyclist83 (17%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (16%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (22%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.9%)
  • Over 7537 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (61%)
  • Passenger107 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (12%)
  • Motorcycle77 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1990.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1990

The A24 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1990: 67, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246788215
2ndA259455518
3rdA2031314709
4thA27304805
5thA2032242604
6thB22236700
7thB22222201

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1990

Worthing had 368 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1990

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1990: 163.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years