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Adur road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1986, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (209), and casualties rose from 239.

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

Collisions in 1986
212
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
261
Up 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Adur in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight16578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight20779%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 212, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (23%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April14 (6.6%)
  • May18 (8.5%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August19 (9%)
  • September15 (7.1%)
  • October17 (8%)
  • November19 (9%)
  • December15 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (68%)
  • Wet or damp62 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (69%)
  • 40 mph33 (16%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (23%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (16%)
  • Cyclist35 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (10%)
  • 16 to 2052 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3531 (12%)
  • 36 to 4521 (8%)
  • 46 to 5514 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (59%)
  • Passenger66 (25%)
  • Pedestrian41 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (66%)
  • Motorcycle59 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Adur ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1986.

Collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1986

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1986: 69, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276990316
2ndA2593749010
3rdA2835701
4thB22224400
5thA20253300
6thB21673401

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1986

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1986: 49.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1986

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1986: 69.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years