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Adur road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,269 road traffic collisions in Adur from 1979 to 2025, and 10,414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 122 were fatal and 1,549 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 94 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (100), and casualties fell from 119 to 115.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,269
17th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
10,414
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
122
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
94
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Adur

1.5% of collisions in Adur from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1221.5%
  • Serious1,54919%
  • Slight6,59880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1341.3%
  • Serious1,71216%
  • Slight8,56882%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. In 2025 there were 94, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 94
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202594115
2024100119
2023133174
2022139179
2021109145
2020120150
2019149179
2018137188
2017138184
2016141170
2015156199
2014168212
2013136165
2012154179
2011145179
2010129174
2009155195
2008164227
2007171221
2006158205
2005172203
2004191248
2003203260
2002191245
2001188228
2000216267
1999215265
1998172204
1997173225
1996223275
1995235303
1994203282
1993182233
1992184224
1991201251
1990219272
1989236296
1988209276
1987209252
1986212261
1985209239
1984198250
1983189235
1982242313
1981176228
1980211261
1979214259

When and where crashes happen in Adur

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,163 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,271 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,245 (15%)
  • Thursday1,314 (16%)
  • Friday1,362 (16%)
  • Saturday1,112 (13%)
  • Sunday802 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59194 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59104 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,213 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,208 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,527 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,094 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,298 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59631 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January631 (7.6%)
  • February627 (7.6%)
  • March645 (7.8%)
  • April682 (8.2%)
  • May675 (8.2%)
  • June692 (8.4%)
  • July699 (8.5%)
  • August691 (8.4%)
  • September734 (8.9%)
  • October732 (8.9%)
  • November770 (9.3%)
  • December691 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,236 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,508 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting401 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown77 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,747 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds845 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds213 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds199 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist34 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other113 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded97 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,877 (71%)
  • Wet or damp2,272 (27%)
  • Frost or ice88 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep20 (0.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph59 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph5,267 (64%)
  • 40 mph1,399 (17%)
  • 50 mph24 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph420 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph1,098 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,351 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway2,165 (26%)
  • Roundabout578 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road146 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Adur

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant5,434 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist1,617 (16%)
  • Cyclist1,381 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,337 (13%)
  • Van occupant258 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant195 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)64 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5167 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10384 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15688 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 201,798 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,165 (11%)
  • 26 to 351,793 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,403 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,083 (10%)
  • 56 to 65797 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75529 (5.1%)
  • Over 75503 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded104 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,866 (66%)
  • Passenger2,211 (21%)
  • Pedestrian1,337 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,781 (69%)
  • Motorcycle1,670 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle1,420 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes939 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes396 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach241 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car96 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle77 (0.5%)
  • Minibus70 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Adur

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Adur

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Adur ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had the 17th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
17th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
332ndMoray8,43111,7063502,044
333rdMaldon8,41611,4701562,102
334thRibble Valley8,29112,1012342,000
335thAdur (this area)8,26910,4141221,549
336thIsle of Anglesey8,05311,7592241,755
337thTorfaen7,94910,6791181,642
338thRedditch7,67610,0331031,349

Accident hotspots in Adur

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Adur, with 522 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur from 1979 to 2025: 2,213, including 48 fatal and 375 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA272,2133,05748375
2ndA2591,5301,89520296
3rdA28342361213103
4thA270271334244
5thA2025255308953
6thB2222198217147
7thB21675365110
8thA2022200
9thA27002200
10thA2802300
11thB2702200
12thA1651100
13thA1751101
14thA20281100
15thA20311100
16thA20371100
17thA251101
18thA2821100
19thA5901301
20thA6001100

Towns in Adur

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur from 1979 to 2025: 2,450.

Postcode districts in Adur

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur from 1979 to 2025: 3,550.

Latest crashes in Adur

Of the latest 24 crashes in Adur, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 25 December 2025.

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