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Worthing road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2018, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (243), and casualties fell from 313.

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

Collisions in 2018
248
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
301
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2018

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2018 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight20281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight25284%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 248, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 248
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (20%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (5.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.3%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March20 (8.1%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May24 (9.7%)
  • June23 (9.3%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August22 (8.9%)
  • September20 (8.1%)
  • October21 (8.5%)
  • November23 (9.3%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (82%)
  • Wet or damp43 (17%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph201 (81%)
  • 40 mph31 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (79%)
  • Roundabout25 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (50%)
  • Cyclist59 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (14%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (19%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7%)
  • Over 7514 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (72%)
  • Passenger45 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (12%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2018.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2018

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2018, with 46 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2018: 41, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259415207
2ndA27284309
3rdA24202805
4thA2032191902
5thB222391103
6thA20318901
7thA27004700

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2018

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 234.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2018

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2018: 88.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years