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Worthing road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2000, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (395), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2000
351
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
408
Down 18% on 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2000

0.3% of collisions in Worthing in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight31489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious379.1%
  • Slight37091%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 351, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 351
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.4%)
  • February31 (8.8%)
  • March28 (8%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June19 (5.4%)
  • July28 (8%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October34 (9.7%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December29 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (67%)
  • Wet or damp111 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (85%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (49%)
  • Cyclist80 (20%)
  • Pedestrian65 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded38 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (67%)
  • Passenger71 (17%)
  • Pedestrian65 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (12%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2000.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2000

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2000: 60, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596077010
2ndA27293102
3rdA24283002
4thA2031192001
5thA2032161800
6thB222391001
7thB22222300
8thA20251100
9thA2401100
10thA261100
11thA2701100
12thA27001200
13thA2831100
14thB20311100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2000

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 324.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2000

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2000: 144.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years