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Worthing road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2005, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2004 (297), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2005
340
Up 14% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
426
Up 17% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Worthing in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight29286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight37187%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 340, up 14% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.6%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March15 (4.4%)
  • April31 (9.1%)
  • May18 (5.3%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July24 (7.1%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December45 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (78%)
  • Wet or damp68 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (82%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (69%)
  • Roundabout48 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (56%)
  • Cyclist81 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (19%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 7521 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (72%)
  • Passenger76 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (13%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2005.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2005

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2005, with 55 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2005

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2005: 60, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259607904
2ndA24303815
3rdA27294721
4thA2031141702
5thA2032121501
6thB22234400
7thA2803310
8thA20221100
9thA2031100
10thA2701100
11thA27001100
12thB20301110
13thB22221100
14thB22331101

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2005

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 303.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2005

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2005: 124.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years