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Adur road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1981, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1980 (211), and casualties fell from 261.

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

Collisions in 1981
176
Down 17% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
228
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1981

4% of collisions in Adur in 1981 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.4%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18179%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 176, down 17% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.7%)
  • February16 (9.1%)
  • March11 (6.3%)
  • April14 (8%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June14 (8%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September17 (9.7%)
  • October23 (13%)
  • November11 (6.3%)
  • December11 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (4.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (65%)
  • Wet or damp60 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph137 (78%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (18%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (17%)
  • Cyclist28 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (26%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3528 (12%)
  • 36 to 4520 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (59%)
  • Passenger55 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (60%)
  • Motorcycle65 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Adur

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Adur ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1981.

Collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1981

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1981: 50, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27507546
2ndA259323305
3rdA283122613
4thB22227801
5thA20255710
6thA2021100
7thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1981

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1981: 64.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1981

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1981: 75.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years