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Adur road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2005, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (191), and casualties fell from 248.

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

Collisions in 2005
172
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
203
Down 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Adur in 2005 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious179.9%
  • Slight15389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious188.9%
  • Slight18390%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 172, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 172
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday21 (12%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February14 (8.1%)
  • March14 (8.1%)
  • April13 (7.6%)
  • May10 (5.8%)
  • June17 (9.9%)
  • July14 (8.1%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September17 (9.9%)
  • October17 (9.9%)
  • November15 (8.7%)
  • December14 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (74%)
  • Wet or damp42 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (63%)
  • 40 mph23 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph26 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (26%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2030 (15%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3535 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (22%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (3%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (68%)
  • Passenger34 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (71%)
  • Motorcycle36 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2005.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2005

St Nicolas, Adur, BN43 5NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2005, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2005

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2005: 38, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27385713
2ndA259323905
3rdA283151901
4thA270141402
5thA20257712
6thA20371100
7thA2801100
8thB1231100
9thB22221100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2005

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2005: 55.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2005

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2005: 82.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years