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Worthing road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2014, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (224), and casualties rose from 267.

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

Collisions in 2014
261
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
312
Up 17% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Worthing in 2014 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6224%
  • Slight19775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6621%
  • Slight24478%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 261, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 261
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (21%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.2%)
  • February12 (4.6%)
  • March19 (7.3%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May22 (8.4%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July25 (9.6%)
  • August20 (7.7%)
  • September25 (9.6%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November23 (8.8%)
  • December24 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (74%)
  • Wet or damp67 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph221 (85%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (76%)
  • Roundabout38 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (46%)
  • Cyclist78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2063 (20%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.1%)
  • Over 7523 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (72%)
  • Passenger44 (14%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (15%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2014.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2014

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2014, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2014: 43, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594354012
2ndA243037012
3rdA27192104
4thA2031121404
5thA2032111303
6thB22237911
7thA27002401
8thB21331200
9thB22331100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2014

Worthing had 255 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2014

BN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2014: 98.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years