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Adur road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Adur in 1999, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1998 (172), and casualties rose from 204.

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

Collisions in 1999
215
Up 25% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
265
Up 30% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Adur in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2612%
  • Slight18787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight23589%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 215, up 25% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (19%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April14 (6.5%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July20 (9.3%)
  • August8 (3.7%)
  • September20 (9.3%)
  • October35 (16%)
  • November17 (7.9%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (74%)
  • Wet or damp51 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (62%)
  • 40 mph31 (14%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph39 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (33%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (58%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (21%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (69%)
  • Passenger48 (18%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1999.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 1999

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 1999: 64, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27648506
2ndA259374717
3rdA283131500
4thA20256600
5thA2703301
6thB22222301
7thA1751101
8thA6001100
9thB21671101
10thB22231100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 1999

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 1999: 70.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 1999

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 1999: 98.

Latest crashes in Adur in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1999.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years