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Worthing road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2003, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2002 (361), and casualties fell from 445.

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

Collisions in 2003
303
Down 16% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
380
Down 15% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2003

1% of collisions in Worthing in 2003 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious309.9%
  • Slight27089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious338.7%
  • Slight34491%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 303, down 16% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday39 (13%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.6%)
  • February25 (8.3%)
  • March32 (11%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May27 (8.9%)
  • June18 (5.9%)
  • July24 (7.9%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September22 (7.3%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (77%)
  • Wet or damp67 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (83%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (3%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (50%)
  • Cyclist63 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 7525 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (65%)
  • Passenger83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (11%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2003.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2003

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2003, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2003

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2003: 54, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259547112
2ndA24263104
3rdA27254104
4thA2032202301
5thA2031182013
6thB22233300
7thA23001100
8thA2801100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2003

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 275.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2003

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2003: 99.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2003, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years