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Worthing road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2021, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2020 (170), and casualties rose from 211.

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

Collisions in 2021
205
Up 21% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
245
Up 16% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2021

0.5% of collisions in Worthing in 2021 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4924%
  • Slight15576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight19178%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 205, up 21% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 205
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.9%)
  • February19 (9.3%)
  • March14 (6.8%)
  • April18 (8.8%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June13 (6.3%)
  • July15 (7.3%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November18 (8.8%)
  • December14 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (78%)
  • Wet or damp46 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (82%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (48%)
  • Cyclist44 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (6.5%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.8%)
  • Over 7519 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (71%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Passenger35 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (11%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Worthing ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had the 171st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2021

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2021, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2021

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2021: 30, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593038013
2ndA27222806
3rdA2032212304
4thA24131603
5thB222391202
6thA20317802

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2021

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 192.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2021

BN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2021: 66.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2021, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years