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Adur road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1989, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (209), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 1989
236
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
296
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1989

3.8% of collisions in Adur in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight17875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.7%
  • Serious6020%
  • Slight22576%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 236, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.9%)
  • February23 (9.7%)
  • March11 (4.7%)
  • April22 (9.3%)
  • May18 (7.6%)
  • June19 (8.1%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October14 (5.9%)
  • November23 (9.7%)
  • December19 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (6.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (68%)
  • Wet or damp74 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (61%)
  • 40 mph51 (22%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (26%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (18%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)
  • Cyclist41 (14%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (24%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.4%)
  • Over 7526 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (62%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (65%)
  • Motorcycle52 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Adur

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Adur ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1989.

Collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1989

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1989: 66, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2766102516
2ndA259384517
3rdA283141713
4thB2222111104
5thA20257702
6thB21674501

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1989

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1989: 86.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1989

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1989: 118.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1989, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1989.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years