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Adur road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2009, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (164), and casualties fell from 227.

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

Collisions in 2009
155
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
195
Down 14% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2009

2.6% of collisions in Adur in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious2617%
  • Slight12581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight15982%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 155, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (19%)
  • Wednesday28 (18%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February6 (3.9%)
  • March13 (8.4%)
  • April16 (10%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June11 (7.1%)
  • July20 (13%)
  • August9 (5.8%)
  • September15 (9.7%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December4 (2.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (78%)
  • Wet or damp30 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (61%)
  • 40 mph16 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph12 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph32 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (32%)
  • Roundabout21 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (13%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (20%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (70%)
  • Passenger44 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (68%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How Adur ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2009.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2009

St Nicolas, Adur, BN43 5NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2009, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2009

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2009: 43, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27435825
2ndA259263617
3rdA283121403
4thA27081002
5thA20255912
6thB22221100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2009

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2009: 37.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2009

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2009: 75.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2009, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2009.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years