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BN11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,423 road traffic collisions in the BN11 postcode district, Worthing, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 985 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
5,423
455th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,515
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
42 people killed
Serious collisions
985
1,035 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
66
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal400.7%
  • Serious98518%
  • Slight4,39881%

What the data shows

  • BN11 had 728 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 862 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BN11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 607 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN11, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in BN11.

Where BN11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
455th
Most casualties
584th
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
409th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday766 (14%)
  • Tuesday864 (16%)
  • Wednesday846 (16%)
  • Thursday834 (15%)
  • Friday920 (17%)
  • Saturday750 (14%)
  • Sunday443 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,059 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,272 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,498 (83%)
  • Roundabout368 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road266 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway258 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph29 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph5,271 (97%)
  • 40 mph118 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,450 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds533 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds142 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds117 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.3%)
  • Other82 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,659 (41%)
  • Pedestrian1,383 (21%)
  • Cyclist1,171 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist943 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant177 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant76 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN11 peaked at 165 in 1983; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255866
20246373
202380101
20226372
20216373
20206280
201987106
201888108
201786108
20167889
20158698
20148698
20137791
20127697
20117585
20107991
200989113
200884104
2007109127
2006101119
2005124151
2004109124
2003100121
2002138173
2001143171
2000144172
1999136171
1998162183
1997136159
1996162187
1995136162
1994155195
1993142164
1992139172
1991151182
1990163187
1989161183
1988159182
1987141178
1986115145
1985142171
1984162201
1983165199
1982134168
1981148177
1980144181
1979122157

Map of recent crashes in BN11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN11

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN11

The 24 most recent collisions in BN11 happened between 28 September and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN11

The A259 has the most collisions in BN11, 1,334 of 5,423 (25%), followed by the A2031 (510).

Collisions in BN11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2591,3341,64714263
2ndA2031510608290
3rdA24335380261
4thB2223151183029

Council areas covering BN11

Collisions in BN11 were recorded in 3 council areas. Worthing has 5,413 of 5,423 (99.8%).

Collisions in BN11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWorthing5,4136,50240985
2ndArun4500
3rdAdur3400

Town in BN11

Of the 5,423 collisions in BN11, 5,263 (97%) were in Worthing.