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Adur road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2002, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (188), and casualties rose from 228.

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

Collisions in 2002
191
Up 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
245
Up 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2002

2.1% of collisions in Adur in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2614%
  • Slight16184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight20985%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 191, up 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.8%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April15 (7.9%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June14 (7.3%)
  • July12 (6.3%)
  • August18 (9.4%)
  • September18 (9.4%)
  • October16 (8.4%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December17 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (73%)
  • Wet or damp49 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (56%)
  • 40 mph33 (17%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph42 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (36%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2030 (12%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (65%)
  • Passenger56 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (74%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • 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 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Adur ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2002.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2002

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2002, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2002

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2002: 52, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27527618
2ndA259405614
3rdA270131902
4thA283121302
5thA20253301
6thB22222201
7thA27001100
8thB22251100
9thB2701100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2002

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2002: 44.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2002

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2002: 81.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years