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Adur road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1990, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1989 (236), and casualties fell from 296.

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

Collisions in 1990
219
Down 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
272
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1990

0.5% of collisions in Adur in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight22683%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 219, down 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.4%)
  • February18 (8.2%)
  • March18 (8.2%)
  • April24 (11%)
  • May17 (7.8%)
  • June17 (7.8%)
  • July15 (6.8%)
  • August20 (9.1%)
  • September14 (6.4%)
  • October20 (9.1%)
  • November32 (15%)
  • December10 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (74%)
  • Wet or damp58 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (60%)
  • 40 mph46 (21%)
  • 60 mph15 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (30%)
  • Roundabout11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (53%)
  • Cyclist43 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (20%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4521 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (64%)
  • Passenger65 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (10%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1990.

Collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1990

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1990: 65, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276581119
2ndA259405102
3rdA283101803
4thB2222101100
5thA20256701
6thB21672200

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1990

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1990: 76.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1990

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1990: 101.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years