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Adur road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2010, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2009 (155), and casualties fell from 195.

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

Collisions in 2010
129
Down 17% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
174
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2010

2.3% of collisions in Adur in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2217%
  • Slight10481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14784%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 129, down 17% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.5%)
  • February7 (5.4%)
  • March9 (7%)
  • April16 (12%)
  • May15 (12%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July8 (6.2%)
  • August12 (9.3%)
  • September10 (7.8%)
  • October9 (7%)
  • November11 (8.5%)
  • December5 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (78%)
  • Wet or damp28 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph74 (57%)
  • 40 mph16 (12%)
  • 60 mph10 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph28 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (27%)
  • Roundabout22 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (4%)
  • 16 to 2030 (17%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3536 (21%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.3%)
  • Over 7511 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (67%)
  • Passenger47 (27%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (72%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2010.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2010

Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2010, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2010

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2010: 40, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27405917
2ndA259242916
3rdA283132213
4thA27091101
5thA20252300

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2010

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2010: 31.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2010

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2010: 72.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years