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Adur road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2001, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2000 (216), and casualties fell from 267.

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

Collisions in 2001
188
Down 13% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
228
Down 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Adur in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight16588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious229.6%
  • Slight20389%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 188, down 13% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 188
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (19%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (9%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.6%)
  • February17 (9%)
  • March17 (9%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June13 (6.9%)
  • July13 (6.9%)
  • August14 (7.4%)
  • September16 (8.5%)
  • October16 (8.5%)
  • November18 (9.6%)
  • December12 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (67%)
  • Wet or damp59 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph101 (54%)
  • 40 mph48 (26%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph31 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (33%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (59%)
  • Cyclist29 (13%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3547 (21%)
  • 36 to 4546 (20%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (67%)
  • Passenger47 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Adur

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Adur ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2001.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2001

Widewater, Adur, BN15 8AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2001, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2001

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2001: 56, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27567415
2ndA259353914
3rdA270101301
4thA202581002
5thA2836611
6thB22226700
7thA2021100
8thA27001100
9thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2001

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2001: 63.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2001

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2001: 86.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years