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Worthing road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2012, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (240), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 2012
242
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
299
Up 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2012

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2012 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight20585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26087%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 242, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 242
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday50 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (9.1%)
  • Sunday21 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.8%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March23 (9.5%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July15 (6.2%)
  • August16 (6.6%)
  • September24 (9.9%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November17 (7%)
  • December22 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (73%)
  • Wet or damp63 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (82%)
  • 40 mph35 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (74%)
  • Roundabout29 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (48%)
  • Cyclist70 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (17%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.4%)
  • Over 7515 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (69%)
  • Passenger57 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (15%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2012.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2012

Broadwater, Worthing, BN14 9LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2012, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2012

The A24 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2012: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24303705
2ndA27233202
3rdA259212605
4thA2031141604
5thA2032111402
6thB222371302

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2012

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 229.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2012

BN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2012: 83.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years