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Adur road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2003, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (191), and casualties rose from 245.

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

Collisions in 2003
203
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
260
Up 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2003

0.5% of collisions in Adur in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight17988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious249.2%
  • Slight23590%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 203, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday20 (9.9%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February18 (8.9%)
  • March16 (7.9%)
  • April16 (7.9%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June20 (9.9%)
  • July12 (5.9%)
  • August13 (6.4%)
  • September19 (9.4%)
  • October13 (6.4%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December19 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (70%)
  • Wet or damp57 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph102 (50%)
  • 40 mph48 (24%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph43 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (40%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (15%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3550 (19%)
  • 36 to 4547 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (64%)
  • Passenger57 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2003.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2003

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2003, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2003

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2003: 69, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA276993012
2ndA259476005
3rdA270131601
4thA2836601
5thA20255710
6thB21671300
7thB22221100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2003

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2003: 55.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2003

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2003: 87.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2003.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years