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Adur road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2004, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (203), and casualties fell from 260.

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

Collisions in 2004
191
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
248
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2004

0.5% of collisions in Adur in 2004 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious178.9%
  • Slight17391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious187.3%
  • Slight22992%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 191, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (12%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March11 (5.8%)
  • April10 (5.2%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June16 (8.4%)
  • July11 (5.8%)
  • August19 (9.9%)
  • September19 (9.9%)
  • October8 (4.2%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December27 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (72%)
  • Wet or damp52 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (59%)
  • 40 mph30 (16%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph42 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (39%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (59%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2044 (18%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (62%)
  • Passenger59 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2004.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2004

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2004, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2004

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2004: 58, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27588917
2ndA259253003
3rdA270111201
4thB22226600
5thA2835500
6thA20251100
7thA2801200
8thA2821100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2004

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2004: 65.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2004

BN15 and BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2004, with 80 each.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years