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Worthing road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1991, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (387), and casualties fell from 481.

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

Collisions in 1991
363
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
435
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1991

0.6% of collisions in Worthing in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight29080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight35682%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 363, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February18 (5%)
  • March42 (12%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July48 (13%)
  • August24 (6.6%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (73%)
  • Wet or damp91 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (83%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (45%)
  • Pedestrian93 (21%)
  • Cyclist79 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20104 (24%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7.4%)
  • Over 7529 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (58%)
  • Pedestrian93 (21%)
  • Passenger91 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (12%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1991.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1991

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1991: 56, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595674012
2ndA244455211
3rdA27323905
4thA2031222403
5thB2223141705
6thA2032131600

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1991

Worthing had 337 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1991

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1991: 151.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years