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Adur road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1980, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (214), and casualties rose from 259.

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

Collisions in 1980
211
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
261
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Adur in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious5024%
  • Slight15473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious6123%
  • Slight19173%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 211, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (18%)
  • Tuesday37 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (9.5%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.7%)
  • February15 (7.1%)
  • March15 (7.1%)
  • April18 (8.5%)
  • May14 (6.6%)
  • June16 (7.6%)
  • July19 (9%)
  • August17 (8.1%)
  • September25 (12%)
  • October19 (9%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December20 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Other9 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (67%)
  • Wet or damp65 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph148 (70%)
  • 40 mph32 (15%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph22 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (21%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (28%)
  • Pedestrian49 (19%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (26%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (63%)
  • Pedestrian49 (19%)
  • Passenger47 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (61%)
  • Motorcycle82 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Adur

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Adur ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1980.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1980

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1980: 57, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA275782310
2ndA259434829
3rdB22228813
4thA20257711
5thA28371206
6thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1980

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1980: 75.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1980

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1980: 95.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1980, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years