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Worthing road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1996, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1995 (337), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 1996
406
Up 20% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
497
Up 22% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Worthing in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight35688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight44389%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 406, up 20% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March31 (7.6%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May29 (7.1%)
  • June33 (8.1%)
  • July39 (9.6%)
  • August34 (8.4%)
  • September34 (8.4%)
  • October33 (8.1%)
  • November29 (7.1%)
  • December47 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (74%)
  • Wet or damp91 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (81%)
  • 40 mph56 (14%)
  • 60 mph8 (2%)
  • 70 mph12 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (11%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (50%)
  • Cyclist117 (24%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (10%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.2%)
  • Over 7522 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (65%)
  • Passenger110 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (16%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Worthing

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Worthing ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1996.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1996

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1996: 64, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596479012
2ndA2031424902
3rdA24364102
4thA27326105
5thA2032192300
6thB2223111100
7thB22222200
8thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1996

Worthing had 382 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1996

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1996: 162.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1996, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years