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Adur road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1997, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1996 (223), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 1997
173
Down 22% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
225
Down 18% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1997

2.3% of collisions in Adur in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3218%
  • Slight13779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight18884%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 173, down 22% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday37 (21%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.8%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March12 (6.9%)
  • April11 (6.4%)
  • May22 (13%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July11 (6.4%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September11 (6.4%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November17 (9.8%)
  • December10 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (71%)
  • Wet or damp48 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (60%)
  • 40 mph33 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph26 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (27%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (52%)
  • Cyclist44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3547 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.2%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (64%)
  • Passenger56 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (14%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1997.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1997

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1997: 42, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA274265211
2ndA259304014
3rdA2025101203
4thA27091002
5thA28391303
6thB222291201
7thB21671101

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1997

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1997: 59.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1997

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1997: 78.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years