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Worthing road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2024, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2023 (224), and casualties fell from 272.

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

Collisions in 2024
193
Down 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
226
Down 17% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Worthing in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5227%
  • Slight14073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5223%
  • Slight17377%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 193, down 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 193
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (19%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.3%)
  • February13 (6.7%)
  • March19 (9.8%)
  • April12 (6.2%)
  • May12 (6.2%)
  • June12 (6.2%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August15 (7.8%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October9 (4.7%)
  • November16 (8.3%)
  • December18 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (75%)
  • Wet or damp47 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph147 (76%)
  • 40 mph35 (18%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (15%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (46%)
  • Cyclist44 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (16%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (16%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3536 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.6%)
  • Over 7514 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (76%)
  • Passenger29 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (12%)
  • Motorcycle40 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2024.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2024

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area and Heene, Worthing, BN11 4QE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Worthing in 2024, with 23 collisions each.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2024

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2024: 35, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593539011
2ndA27273419
3rdA24131505
4thA2032121206
5thA20316701
6thB22232200

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2024

Worthing had 179 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2024

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2024: 63.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years