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BN12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,435 road traffic collisions in the BN12 postcode district, Worthing, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 453 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 38% on 2024 (39).

Collisions since 1979
2,435
1,551st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,100
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
36 people killed
Serious collisions
453
511 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Down 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.2%
  • Serious45319%
  • Slight1,95380%

What the data shows

  • BN12 had 378 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 416 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in BN12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 400 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN12, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BN12.

Where BN12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,551st
Most casualties
1,626th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,623rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday338 (14%)
  • Tuesday411 (17%)
  • Wednesday371 (15%)
  • Thursday387 (16%)
  • Friday405 (17%)
  • Saturday318 (13%)
  • Sunday205 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,886 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,674 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway491 (20%)
  • Roundabout238 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,582 (65%)
  • 40 mph247 (10%)
  • 50 mph165 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph148 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph277 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,953 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds265 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,559 (50%)
  • Cyclist572 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist408 (13%)
  • Pedestrian397 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant46 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN12 peaked at 89 in 1989; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252429
20243944
20234651
20223947
20213849
20202530
20194858
20183742
20174658
20163642
20154353
20144159
20133945
20123540
20114151
20104554
20093950
20083851
20074761
20064860
20055571
20043750
20035473
20025057
20015269
20005461
19997696
19986193
199767105
19965673
19955367
19946475
19934050
19925462
19915773
19906789
198989121
19887094
19876078
19865566
19855573
19846786
19836585
19827093
19817088
19806677
197977101

Map of recent crashes in BN12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN12

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN12

The 24 most recent collisions in BN12 happened between 7 February and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN12

The A259 has the most collisions in BN12, 1,076 of 2,435 (44%), followed by the A2032 (126).

Collisions in BN12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2591,0761,42922204
2ndA2032126154023
3rdA2700111402
4thA2751000

Council areas covering BN12

Collisions in BN12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Worthing has 1,944 of 2,435 (80%).

Collisions in BN12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWorthing1,9442,42211342
2ndArun49067718110

Towns in BN12

Collisions in BN12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Worthing (1,681) and Rustington (267).