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Worthing road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2006, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2005 (340), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 2006
305
Down 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
371
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2006

1.6% of collisions in Worthing in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32688%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 305, down 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (9.8%)
  • Sunday29 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March28 (9.2%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May21 (6.9%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July17 (5.6%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September28 (9.2%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December29 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (77%)
  • Wet or damp68 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph240 (79%)
  • 40 mph44 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (68%)
  • Roundabout42 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (56%)
  • Pedestrian63 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2067 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.1%)
  • Over 7516 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (62%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)
  • Pedestrian63 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2006.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2006

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2006, with 47 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2006

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2006: 41, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259414527
2ndA27345014
3rdA24273016
4thA2031172110
5thA2032172101
6thB22239901
7thA2701101
8thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2006

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 286.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2006

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2006: 101.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years