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Worthing road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Worthing in 2025, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2024 (193), and casualties fell from 226.

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

Collisions in 2025
163
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
200
Down 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Worthing in 2025

None of the collisions in Worthing in 2025 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Worthing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4025%
  • Slight12375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15879%

Worthing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worthing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 414 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 163, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (9.8%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.4%)
  • February9 (5.5%)
  • March12 (7.4%)
  • April10 (6.1%)
  • May15 (9.2%)
  • June9 (5.5%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August11 (6.7%)
  • September10 (6.1%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (72%)
  • Wet or damp42 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph129 (79%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Worthing in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (16%)
  • Cyclist30 (15%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7%)
  • Over 7516 (8%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (72%)
  • Passenger31 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (67%)
  • Motorcycle37 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Worthing in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Worthing had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2025.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Worthing in 2025

Central, Worthing, BN11 9SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Worthing in 2025, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Worthing with the most crashes in 2025

The A259 had the most collisions in Worthing in 2025: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Worthing, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259283205
2ndA27151805
3rdA2032141703
4thA2491303
5thA20314402
6thB22233300

Towns in Worthing: crashes in 2025

Worthing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 149.

Postcode districts in Worthing: crashes in 2025

BN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Worthing in 2025: 58.

Latest crashes in Worthing in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Worthing in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Worthing road accidents in other years