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Adur road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1996, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (235), and casualties fell from 303.

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

Collisions in 1996
223
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
275
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Adur in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight23385%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 223, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (19%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.3%)
  • February24 (11%)
  • March20 (9%)
  • April19 (8.5%)
  • May16 (7.2%)
  • June15 (6.7%)
  • July17 (7.6%)
  • August21 (9.4%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October18 (8.1%)
  • November16 (7.2%)
  • December19 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (77%)
  • Wet or damp47 (21%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (58%)
  • 40 mph48 (22%)
  • 60 mph14 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph31 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (27%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (57%)
  • Cyclist41 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3560 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (69%)
  • Passenger60 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1996.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1996

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1996: 59, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27597225
2ndA259364504
3rdA283131800
4thA2025101203
5thB222281003
6thA2707702

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1996

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1996: 74.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1996

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1996: 100.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years