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Worthing road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2010, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (255), and casualties fell from 315.

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

Collisions in 2010
218
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
255
Down 19% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2010

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2010 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight18786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight22488%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 218, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 218
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.6%)
  • February8 (3.7%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July20 (9.2%)
  • August15 (6.9%)
  • September19 (8.7%)
  • October19 (8.7%)
  • November18 (8.3%)
  • December16 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (84%)
  • Wet or damp31 (14%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph182 (83%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (76%)
  • Roundabout26 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (44%)
  • Cyclist56 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2038 (15%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (20%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (65%)
  • Passenger46 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (14%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2010.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2010

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2010, with 35 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2010

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2010: 45, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259455109
2ndA27212803
3rdA2032151601
4thA24131501
5thA2031101102
6thB22235701
7thA2731200
8thB22221101

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2010

Worthing had 208 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2010

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2010: 79.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years