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Adur road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2011, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2010 (129), and casualties rose from 174.

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

Collisions in 2011
145
Up 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
179
Up 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2011

None of the collisions in Adur in 2011 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight11781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight15084%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 145, up 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 145
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (18%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.3%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March14 (9.7%)
  • April8 (5.5%)
  • May10 (6.9%)
  • June10 (6.9%)
  • July12 (8.3%)
  • August14 (9.7%)
  • September11 (7.6%)
  • October12 (8.3%)
  • November12 (8.3%)
  • December14 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (73%)
  • Wet or damp38 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (71%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (19%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2021 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (15%)
  • 66 to 759 (5%)
  • Over 757 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (66%)
  • Passenger37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (68%)
  • Motorcycle29 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2011.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2011

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2011, with 33 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2011

The A259 had the most collisions in Adur in 2011: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259283205
2ndA27263304
3rdA270101100
4thA28381803
5thA20256801
6thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2011

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2011: 50.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2011

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2011: 81.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years