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Adur road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1984, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (189), and casualties rose from 235.

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

Collisions in 1984
198
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
250
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1984

4.5% of collisions in Adur in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.5%
  • Serious5025%
  • Slight13970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal114.4%
  • Serious5924%
  • Slight18072%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 198, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.6%)
  • February6 (3%)
  • March10 (5.1%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May17 (8.6%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July27 (14%)
  • August14 (7.1%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November16 (8.1%)
  • December12 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (73%)
  • Wet or damp53 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph130 (66%)
  • 40 mph37 (19%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (25%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (19%)
  • Cyclist44 (18%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (24%)
  • 21 to 2539 (16%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (61%)
  • Passenger50 (20%)
  • Pedestrian47 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (62%)
  • Motorcycle58 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Adur

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Adur ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1984.

Collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1984

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1984: 50, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA275063112
2ndA259334007
3rdA283143145
4thB2222121304
5thA20256622
6thA20311100
7thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1984

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1984: 57.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1984

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1984: 83.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1984, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years