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Worthing road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1998, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (393), and casualties fell from 503.

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

Collisions in 1998
397
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
482
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Worthing in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight34186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight42288%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 397, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.3%)
  • February16 (4%)
  • March35 (8.8%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June27 (6.8%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September39 (9.8%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded30 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (72%)
  • Wet or damp106 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph335 (84%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (47%)
  • Cyclist104 (22%)
  • Pedestrian69 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3587 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.2%)
  • Over 7534 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (20%)
  • Pedestrian69 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (15%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1998.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1998

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1998: 70, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597081012
2ndA27335207
3rdA2031323301
4thA24282901
5thA2032263218
6thB22238900
7thA2031100
8thA27001100
9thA2741300
10thA2801200
11thA2831101
12thB20311100
13thB22221100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1998

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 367.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1998

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1998: 162.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years