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Worthing road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1995, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1994 (388), and casualties fell from 469.

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

Collisions in 1995
337
Down 13% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
409
Down 13% on 1994
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1995

1.5% of collisions in Worthing in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight26478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight33181%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 337, down 13% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (19%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.2%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March32 (9.5%)
  • April18 (5.3%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June32 (9.5%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August21 (6.2%)
  • September31 (9.2%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (74%)
  • Wet or damp88 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (85%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (10%)
  • Roundabout27 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (48%)
  • Cyclist80 (20%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.8%)
  • Over 7527 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (66%)
  • Passenger78 (19%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (13%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1995.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1995

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1995: 46, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594659011
2ndA24404609
3rdA27283814
4thA2031232705
5thA2032161803
6thB2223161803

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1995

Worthing had 326 collisions in 1995.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1995

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1995: 136.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1995, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1995.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years