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Worthing road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2008, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (291), and casualties fell from 360.

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

Collisions in 2008
244
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
306
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2008

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2008 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight20684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26687%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 244, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (18%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (9%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.2%)
  • February23 (9.4%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April17 (7%)
  • May13 (5.3%)
  • June16 (6.6%)
  • July24 (9.8%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September21 (8.6%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November23 (9.4%)
  • December16 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (76%)
  • Wet or damp57 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (84%)
  • 40 mph29 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (48%)
  • Cyclist51 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (23%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (67%)
  • Passenger58 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (12%)
  • Motorcycle43 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2008.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2008

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2008, with 41 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2008

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2008: 38, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259384808
2ndA24252602
3rdA27213405
4thA2032162003
5thA2031111501
6thB22235501

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2008

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 231.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2008

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2008: 84.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years