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Worthing road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2007, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (305), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2007
291
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
360
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2007

0.3% of collisions in Worthing in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4315%
  • Slight24785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight31086%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 291, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (19%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (24%)
  • Thursday27 (9.3%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (9.6%)
  • Sunday19 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.5%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March21 (7.2%)
  • April30 (10%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September25 (8.6%)
  • October23 (7.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December20 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (81%)
  • Wet or damp55 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (82%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (45%)
  • Cyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.7%)
  • Over 7524 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (65%)
  • Passenger73 (20%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (10%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2007.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2007

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2007, with 53 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2007: 51, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259516108
2ndA24274004
3rdA27213114
4thA2031161701
5thA2032121405
6thB2223111101
7thA27002200
8thB20322401
9thA2801200
10thB22221100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2007

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 253.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2007

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2007: 109.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years