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Worthing road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2004, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (303), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 2004
297
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
365
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Worthing in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3010%
  • Slight26389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious349.3%
  • Slight32790%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 297, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (21%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.4%)
  • February26 (8.8%)
  • March27 (9.1%)
  • April15 (5.1%)
  • May26 (8.8%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August22 (7.4%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November27 (9.1%)
  • December24 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (75%)
  • Wet or damp72 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph243 (82%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (2%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (15%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (54%)
  • Cyclist59 (16%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (66%)
  • Passenger73 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (10%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2004.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2004

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2004, with 53 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2004: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259444917
2ndA27355223
3rdA24233203
4thA2031162000
5thA2032131601
6thB2223111301
7thA20211100
8thA2801101
9thB20321100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2004

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 275.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2004

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2004: 108.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years