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Worthing road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2009, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2008 (244), and casualties rose from 306.

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

Collisions in 2009
255
Up 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
315
Up 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Worthing in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight22488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious299.2%
  • Slight28390%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 255, up 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (20%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (9%)
  • Sunday24 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.1%)
  • February15 (5.9%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April12 (4.7%)
  • May19 (7.5%)
  • June21 (8.2%)
  • July22 (8.6%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (78%)
  • Wet or damp50 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph214 (84%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (74%)
  • Roundabout30 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (48%)
  • Cyclist65 (21%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2054 (17%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (19%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (65%)
  • Passenger62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (14%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2009.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2009

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2009, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2009

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2009: 48, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259486728
2ndA24242604
3rdA27203104
4thA2032151701
5thA2031101202
6thB222391001
7thA27001100
8thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2009

Worthing had 242 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2009

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2009: 89.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2009, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years