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Worthing road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 1999, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (397), and casualties rose from 482.

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

Collisions in 1999
395
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
497
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Worthing in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight34587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight44289%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 395, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (18%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.9%)
  • February20 (5.1%)
  • March39 (9.9%)
  • April36 (9.1%)
  • May27 (6.8%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July27 (6.8%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September27 (6.8%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December27 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (76%)
  • Wet or damp91 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph332 (84%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (53%)
  • Cyclist98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 7529 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded37 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (66%)
  • Passenger108 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (13%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1999.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 1999

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 1999: 59, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259597813
2ndA27365518
3rdA24344804
4thA2031232606
5thA2032172001
6thB2223101101
7thA2523300
8thA2702201
9thA2802300
10thA20251100
11thA2031100
12thA2311200
13thA2321100
14thA2711100
15thA2741100
16thB20311101
17thB22221100
18thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 1999

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 360.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 1999

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 1999: 135.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1999.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years