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Worthing road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1992, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1991 (363), and casualties rose from 435.

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

Collisions in 1992
374
Up 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
450
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1992

0.5% of collisions in Worthing in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight31584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38986%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 374, up 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.8%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March40 (11%)
  • April14 (3.7%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September37 (9.9%)
  • October27 (7.2%)
  • November35 (9.4%)
  • December31 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (71%)
  • Wet or damp104 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (88%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (46%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Cyclist77 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.1%)
  • Over 7533 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (60%)
  • Passenger103 (23%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (11%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1992.

Collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1992

The A24 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1992: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24445316
2ndA259434813
3rdA2031263108
4thA2032242504
5thA27243404
6thB2223202303
7thB22221100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1992

Worthing had 366 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1992

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1992: 139.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years