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Worthing road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2017, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (240), and casualties rose from 277.

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

Collisions in 2017
243
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
313
Up 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2017

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2017 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight19179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25682%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 243, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (21%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (19%)
  • Friday27 (11%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.5%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March22 (9.1%)
  • April14 (5.8%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July22 (9.1%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September15 (6.2%)
  • October23 (9.5%)
  • November17 (7%)
  • December20 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (80%)
  • Wet or damp47 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph207 (85%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (67%)
  • Roundabout34 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (48%)
  • Cyclist72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.4%)
  • Over 7518 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (65%)
  • Passenger54 (17%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (16%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2017.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2017

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2017, with 39 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2017: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259354508
2ndA24263604
3rdA2032171803
4thA27152504
5thA2031141704
6thB2223111303

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2017

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 235.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2017

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2017: 86.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years