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Worthing road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2011, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2010 (218), and casualties rose from 255.

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

Collisions in 2011
240
Up 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
279
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Worthing in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight24287%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 240, up 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 240
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March17 (7.1%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May22 (9.2%)
  • June20 (8.3%)
  • July23 (9.6%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (77%)
  • Wet or damp56 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (82%)
  • 40 mph33 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (76%)
  • Roundabout27 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (38%)
  • Cyclist66 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (68%)
  • Pedestrian59 (21%)
  • Passenger29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (14%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2011.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2011

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2011, with 37 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2011

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2011: 30, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259303324
2ndA24293004
3rdA27243101
4thA2031131503
5thB222391000
6thA20326600
7thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2011

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 231.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2011

BN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2011: 81.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years