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Worthing road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1997, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (406), and casualties rose from 497.

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

Collisions in 1997
393
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
503
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1997

1% of collisions in Worthing in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight34087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight44188%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 393, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (18%)
  • Wednesday72 (18%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.6%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April30 (7.6%)
  • May27 (6.9%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December33 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (71%)
  • Wet or damp111 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (82%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 60 mph8 (2%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (57%)
  • Cyclist78 (16%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5571 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.4%)
  • Over 7530 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (66%)
  • Passenger117 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (11%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1997.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1997

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1997: 64, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259648108
2ndA27355313
3rdA24314414
4thA2032303805
5thA2031253004
6thB2223131801
7thB22222201
8thA2851100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1997

Worthing had 365 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1997

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1997: 136.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years