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Adur road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1988, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987, and casualties rose from 252.

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

Collisions in 1988
209
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
276
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1988

2.9% of collisions in Adur in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight21779%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 209, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (10%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February20 (9.6%)
  • March15 (7.2%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June18 (8.6%)
  • July20 (9.6%)
  • August20 (9.6%)
  • September15 (7.2%)
  • October20 (9.6%)
  • November20 (9.6%)
  • December14 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (77%)
  • Wet or damp45 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (69%)
  • 40 mph41 (20%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (22%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (44%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)
  • Cyclist40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (10%)
  • 16 to 2066 (24%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3535 (13%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.2%)
  • Over 7511 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (56%)
  • Passenger74 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (62%)
  • Motorcycle44 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Adur

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Adur ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1988.

Collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1988

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1988: 46, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA274675112
2ndA259404715
3rdA283132214
4thB2222121301
5thA2025111301
6thB21672200

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1988

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1988: 71.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1988

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1988: 91.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1988.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years