Crap Towns / Southwick / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Southwick?
There were 4.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Southwick from 2021 to 2025, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 1.6, down from 4.9 in 2021.
Southwick will ban a big hit on the green before it does anything about a speeding car.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove | 9.0 km | 5.2 |
| Worthing | 11.8 km | 4.1 |
| Southwick | – | 4.1 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 2.4 km | 3.8 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 6.5 km | 3.7 |
| Storrington | 16.3 km | 3.4 |
| Lewes | 17.3 km | 3.2 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 12.2 km | 2.4 |
| Steyning | 8.7 km | 2.2 |
| Burgess Hill | 15.4 km | 1.8 |
| Henfield | 11.1 km | 1.8 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |