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Adur road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1979, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,269 collisions in Adur.

Collisions in 1979
214
Casualties in 1979
259
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Adur in 1979 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious4621%
  • Slight16376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight20178%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 214.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (20%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.4%)
  • February17 (7.9%)
  • March12 (5.6%)
  • April15 (7%)
  • May16 (7.5%)
  • June20 (9.3%)
  • July21 (9.8%)
  • August18 (8.4%)
  • September15 (7%)
  • October18 (8.4%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December20 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (61%)
  • Wet or damp73 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph153 (71%)
  • 40 mph39 (18%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (24%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (15%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (27%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (12%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.8%)
  • Over 7510 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (63%)
  • Passenger56 (22%)
  • Pedestrian40 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (61%)
  • Motorcycle71 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Adur

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Adur ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1979.

Collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1979

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1979: 66, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276677310
2ndA259354729
3rdA20257902
4thB22227903
5thA2835803
6thB21672200

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1979

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1979: 76.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1979

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1979: 98.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years