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Worthing road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2023, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2022 (204), and casualties rose from 240.

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

Collisions in 2023
224
Up 10% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
272
Up 13% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2023

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2023 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5022%
  • Slight17478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight22282%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 224, up 10% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 224
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (19%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.1%)
  • February9 (4%)
  • March15 (6.7%)
  • April10 (4.5%)
  • May21 (9.4%)
  • June21 (9.4%)
  • July22 (9.8%)
  • August14 (6.3%)
  • September28 (13%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November22 (9.8%)
  • December23 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (72%)
  • Wet or damp60 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4%)
  • 30 mph180 (80%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (49%)
  • Cyclist50 (18%)
  • Pedestrian49 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4528 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (17%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.3%)
  • Over 7513 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (66%)
  • Pedestrian49 (18%)
  • Passenger44 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (12%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had the 160th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2023

Broadwater, Worthing, BN14 9LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2023, with 33 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2023

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2023: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259374608
2ndA27202406
3rdA2031131701
4thA20329903
5thA2491000
6thB22237702
7thA11101

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2023

Worthing had 205 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2023

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2023: 80.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years