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Worthing road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2013, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (242), and casualties fell from 299.

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

Collisions in 2013
224
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
267
Down 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Worthing in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight18683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight22986%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 224, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 224
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (21%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (19%)
  • Friday30 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.1%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March13 (5.8%)
  • April20 (8.9%)
  • May21 (9.4%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July17 (7.6%)
  • August16 (7.1%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October19 (8.5%)
  • November19 (8.5%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (80%)
  • Wet or damp40 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph175 (78%)
  • 40 mph33 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (4%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (73%)
  • Roundabout31 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (39%)
  • Cyclist62 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (18%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.7%)
  • Over 7513 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (73%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)
  • Passenger30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (14%)
  • Motorcycle49 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2013.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2013

Broadwater, Worthing, BN14 9LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2013, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2013

The A259 and A27 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2013, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259242905
2ndA27243312
3rdA2032212305
4thA24202404
5thA2031141701
6thB222381302
7thA27003300
8thA20111100
9thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2013

Worthing had 211 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2013

BN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2013: 82.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2013.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years