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Worthing road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2022, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (205), and casualties fell from 245.

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

Collisions in 2022
204
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
240
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Worthing in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight19180%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 204, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 204
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (9.3%)
  • Friday47 (23%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.8%)
  • February18 (8.8%)
  • March15 (7.4%)
  • April5 (2.5%)
  • May19 (9.3%)
  • June18 (8.8%)
  • July20 (9.8%)
  • August15 (7.4%)
  • September18 (8.8%)
  • October15 (7.4%)
  • November24 (12%)
  • December17 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (75%)
  • Wet or damp49 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph167 (82%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (2%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (47%)
  • Cyclist44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2524 (10%)
  • 26 to 3536 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (73%)
  • Pedestrian39 (16%)
  • Passenger26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (12%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2022.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2022

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2022, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2022

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2022: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259232704
2ndA2032212306
3rdA27202914
4thA24151801
5thA2031131603
6thB22234401
7thB2231100

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2022

Worthing had 188 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2022

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2022: 63.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years