Crap Towns / Lancing and Sompting / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Lancing and Sompting?
There were 3.7 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Lancing and Sompting from 2021 to 2025, 1.5 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.2, the same as in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove | 15.5 km | 5.2 |
| Littlehampton | 14.7 km | 4.6 |
| Worthing | 5.3 km | 4.1 |
| Southwick | 6.5 km | 4.1 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 4.0 km | 3.8 |
| Lancing and Sompting | – | 3.7 |
| Storrington | 11.9 km | 3.4 |
| Wick | 15.4 km | 3.0 |
| Rustington | 10.8 km | 2.5 |
| Steyning | 6.1 km | 2.2 |
| Henfield | 11.6 km | 1.8 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |