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Adur road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1993, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (184), and casualties rose from 224.

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

Collisions in 1993
182
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
233
Up 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1993

1.6% of collisions in Adur in 1993 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight15987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious229.4%
  • Slight20889%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 182, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday40 (22%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.8%)
  • February12 (6.6%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April24 (13%)
  • May14 (7.7%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July13 (7.1%)
  • August17 (9.3%)
  • September14 (7.7%)
  • October13 (7.1%)
  • November17 (9.3%)
  • December14 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (67%)
  • Wet or damp58 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (64%)
  • 40 mph49 (27%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (27%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (61%)
  • Cyclist36 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (71%)
  • Passenger51 (22%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1993.

Collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1993

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1993: 52, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27527014
2ndA259314314
3rdA202571200
4thB22227702
5thB21675501
6thA2834400

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1993

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1993: 63.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1993

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1993: 82.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1993, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years