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Adur road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2008, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (171), and casualties rose from 221.

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

Collisions in 2008
164
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
227
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2008

None of the collisions in Adur in 2008 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2716%
  • Slight13784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19988%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 164, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (10%)
  • Thursday29 (18%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February17 (10%)
  • March15 (9.1%)
  • April13 (7.9%)
  • May12 (7.3%)
  • June11 (6.7%)
  • July11 (6.7%)
  • August11 (6.7%)
  • September5 (3%)
  • October13 (7.9%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December19 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (63%)
  • Wet or damp59 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph91 (55%)
  • 40 mph20 (12%)
  • 60 mph13 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph39 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway86 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (31%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2043 (19%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (18%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (65%)
  • Passenger58 (26%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (75%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2008.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2008

Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2008, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2008

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2008: 49, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27497202
2ndA259202604
3rdA270131601
4thA283111903
5thA20256701
6thB11100
7thB22221100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2008

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2008: 38.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2008

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2008: 83.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2008, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years