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Adur road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2007, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2006 (158), and casualties rose from 205.

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

Collisions in 2007
171
Up 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
221
Up 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2007

0.6% of collisions in Adur in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2813%
  • Slight19287%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 171, up 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (4.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March16 (9.4%)
  • April13 (7.6%)
  • May20 (12%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July12 (7%)
  • August16 (9.4%)
  • September13 (7.6%)
  • October14 (8.2%)
  • November13 (7.6%)
  • December11 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (70%)
  • Wet or damp51 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (58%)
  • 40 mph25 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph35 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (27%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (15%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2052 (24%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9%)
  • 26 to 3541 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (72%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (74%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 and the 9 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 (9)

How Adur ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2007.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2007

St Nicolas, Adur, BN43 5NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2007, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2007

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2007: 43, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27436015
2ndA259345107
3rdA2709901
4thA2835601
5thB22225501
6thA20254801
7thA20281100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2007

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2007: 46.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2007

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2007: 77.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years