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Worthing road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2020, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 2019 (259), and casualties fell from 317.

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

Collisions in 2020
170
Down 34% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
211
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2020

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2020 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4627%
  • Slight12473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4823%
  • Slight16377%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 170, down 34% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 170
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (19%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday12 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (12%)
  • February18 (11%)
  • March7 (4.1%)
  • April5 (2.9%)
  • May8 (4.7%)
  • June15 (8.8%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August13 (7.6%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October14 (8.2%)
  • November10 (5.9%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (72%)
  • Wet or damp47 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph142 (84%)
  • 40 mph17 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (10%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (52%)
  • Cyclist44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (70%)
  • Pedestrian37 (18%)
  • Passenger27 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car253 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (13%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2020.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2020

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2020, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2020

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2020: 22, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259222509
2ndA2031101402
3rdA27101502
4thA2491103
5thA20328901
6thB22234502

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2020

Worthing had 159 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2020

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2020: 62.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years