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Worthing road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2001, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (351), and casualties rose from 408.

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

Collisions in 2001
335
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
419
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Worthing in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight27883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35885%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 335, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (19%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday45 (13%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February18 (5.4%)
  • March32 (9.6%)
  • April24 (7.2%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June32 (9.6%)
  • July25 (7.5%)
  • August20 (6%)
  • September19 (5.7%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November28 (8.4%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (74%)
  • Wet or damp85 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (84%)
  • 40 mph30 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (51%)
  • Pedestrian77 (18%)
  • Cyclist63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3589 (21%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (63%)
  • Passenger77 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (11%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Worthing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worthing ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2001.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2001

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2001, with 71 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2001

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2001: 47, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594765011
2ndA2031333608
3rdA27274223
4thA24222404
5thA2032141801
6thB2223131511
7thA2701200
8thA2801100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2001

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 313.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2001

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2001: 140.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years