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BN13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,274 road traffic collisions in the BN13 postcode district, Worthing, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 578 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1979
3,274
1,199th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,213
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
52 people killed
Serious collisions
578
664 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.4%
  • Serious57818%
  • Slight2,65081%

What the data shows

  • BN13 had 545 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 571 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BN13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 609 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN13, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BN13.

Where BN13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,199th
Most casualties
1,241st
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,270th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday485 (15%)
  • Tuesday466 (14%)
  • Wednesday517 (16%)
  • Thursday544 (17%)
  • Friday560 (17%)
  • Saturday364 (11%)
  • Sunday338 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,484 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit581 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting158 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,354 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway513 (16%)
  • Roundabout374 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,173 (66%)
  • 40 mph390 (12%)
  • 50 mph43 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph395 (12%)
  • 70 mph267 (8.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,664 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds337 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other66 (2%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,287 (54%)
  • Cyclist758 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist577 (14%)
  • Pedestrian372 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant96 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN13 peaked at 98 in 1984; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254862
20244961
20234756
20225974
20215060
20204755
20196582
20185873
20176277
20166073
20155773
20145967
20135075
20125771
20115569
20104148
20096175
20086688
20075572
20067090
200584107
20047796
200383115
200282109
20016890
20006679
19998098
199895115
199778101
199682114
19957493
199490128
199391120
199292134
199187110
199075102
198976103
19887090
19875872
19866285
198590117
198498127
198393116
198285108
19817086
19807896
197974101

Map of recent crashes in BN13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN13

The 24 most recent collisions in BN13 happened between 16 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN13

The A27 has the most collisions in BN13, 695 of 3,274 (21%), followed by the A2032 (512).

Collisions in BN13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276951,05528165
2ndA2032512596279
3rdA280216343453
4thA2031526729
5thA259313405
6thA270091301
7thB20324500

Council areas covering BN13

Collisions in BN13 were recorded in 2 council areas. Worthing has 2,696 of 3,274 (82%).

Collisions in BN13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWorthing2,6963,32729444
2ndArun57588217134

Town in BN13

Of the 3,274 collisions in BN13, 2,527 (77%) were in Worthing.