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Worthing road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2002, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2001 (335), and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 2002
361
Up 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
445
Up 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2002

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2002 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight32289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious439.7%
  • Slight40290%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 361, up 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.5%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April24 (6.6%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June20 (5.5%)
  • July32 (8.9%)
  • August33 (9.1%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October35 (9.7%)
  • November33 (9.1%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (75%)
  • Wet or damp87 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (84%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (58%)
  • Cyclist71 (16%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (68%)
  • Passenger91 (20%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (10%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worthing ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2002.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2002

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2002, with 63 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2002

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2002: 57, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259577007
2ndA27324006
3rdA24202301
4thA2031182001
5thA2032182103
6thB22236800
7thA2803400
8thA231100
9thA2311200

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2002

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 335.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2002

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2002: 134.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years