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Adur road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1985, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1984 (198), and casualties fell from 250.

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

Collisions in 1985
209
Up 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
239
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1985

0.5% of collisions in Adur in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight15976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5423%
  • Slight18477%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 209, up 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 209
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday44 (21%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.3%)
  • February17 (8.1%)
  • March19 (9.1%)
  • April20 (9.6%)
  • May14 (6.7%)
  • June15 (7.2%)
  • July17 (8.1%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September13 (6.2%)
  • October19 (9.1%)
  • November18 (8.6%)
  • December25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (69%)
  • Wet or damp60 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (65%)
  • 40 mph43 (21%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (28%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (20%)
  • Cyclist46 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (12%)
  • 16 to 2050 (21%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (66%)
  • Pedestrian47 (20%)
  • Passenger35 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (63%)
  • Motorcycle59 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Adur

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Adur ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1985.

Collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
346th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1985

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1985: 67, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276776118
2ndA259232703
3rdB2222171805
4thA2838904
5thA20255501

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1985

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1985: 75.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1985

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1985: 99.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years