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Adur road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2006, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (172), and casualties rose from 203.

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

Collisions in 2006
158
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
205
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Adur in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious1610%
  • Slight14189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious188.8%
  • Slight18691%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 158, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (19%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.7%)
  • February20 (13%)
  • March13 (8.2%)
  • April9 (5.7%)
  • May11 (7%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July5 (3.2%)
  • August7 (4.4%)
  • September13 (8.2%)
  • October15 (9.5%)
  • November24 (15%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (65%)
  • Wet or damp55 (35%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph93 (59%)
  • 40 mph24 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph32 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (32%)
  • Roundabout19 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (19%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3542 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (71%)
  • Motorcycle29 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2006.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2006

Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2006, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2006

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2006: 46, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27466803
2ndA259324102
3rdA27091302
4thA2837700
5thA20256702

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2006

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2006: 43.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2006

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2006: 78.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years