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Worthing road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2015, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (261), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 2015
262
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
325
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Worthing in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight22586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight28889%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 262, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (2.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February22 (8.4%)
  • March23 (8.8%)
  • April13 (5%)
  • May25 (9.5%)
  • June24 (9.2%)
  • July16 (6.1%)
  • August11 (4.2%)
  • September25 (9.5%)
  • October24 (9.2%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December26 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (73%)
  • Wet or damp70 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph216 (82%)
  • 40 mph36 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (74%)
  • Roundabout33 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (48%)
  • Cyclist64 (20%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3577 (24%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.5%)
  • Over 7520 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (68%)
  • Passenger53 (16%)
  • Pedestrian50 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (13%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2015.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2015

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2015, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2015

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2015: 41, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259415102
2ndA24273304
3rdA27233705
4thA2031141801
5thA2032131600
6thB22237700

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2015

Worthing had 244 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2015

BN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years