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Adur road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1998, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (173), and casualties fell from 225.

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

Collisions in 1998
172
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
204
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1998

None of the collisions in Adur in 1998 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2313%
  • Slight14987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight18088%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 172, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 172
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (20%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday36 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March16 (9.3%)
  • April14 (8.1%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June15 (8.7%)
  • July11 (6.4%)
  • August6 (3.5%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October22 (13%)
  • November10 (5.8%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (63%)
  • Wet or damp61 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (60%)
  • 40 mph33 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph31 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (37%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (54%)
  • Cyclist35 (17%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4521 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (67%)
  • Passenger42 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (11%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1998.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1998

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1998: 45, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27455802
2ndA259374206
3rdA270121302
4thA2836902
5thB22225502
6thA20253300
7thB21672201

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1998

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1998: 58.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1998

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1998: 75.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years