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Worthing road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2016, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (262), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2016
240
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
277
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2016

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2016 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight23183%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 240, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday49 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (12%)
  • February23 (9.6%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April11 (4.6%)
  • May20 (8.3%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July13 (5.4%)
  • August18 (7.5%)
  • September34 (14%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November22 (9.2%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (73%)
  • Wet or damp65 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph211 (88%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (79%)
  • Roundabout27 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (44%)
  • Cyclist67 (24%)
  • Pedestrian46 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2041 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (17%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.1%)
  • Over 7522 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (68%)
  • Pedestrian46 (17%)
  • Passenger43 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (15%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2016.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2016

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2016, with 39 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2016

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2016: 36, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259364009
2ndA24192302
3rdA27162303
4thA2031141601
5thA2032121303
6thB22237800
7thB22223300
8thA27002201
9thA20131301

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2016

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 227.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2016

BN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2016: 80.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years