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Adur road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2012, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (145), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2012
154
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
179
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2012

2.6% of collisions in Adur in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious3120%
  • Slight11977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14279%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 154, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 154
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (23%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday10 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.4%)
  • February9 (5.8%)
  • March14 (9.1%)
  • April12 (7.8%)
  • May14 (9.1%)
  • June11 (7.1%)
  • July11 (7.1%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September16 (10%)
  • October11 (7.1%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December10 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (75%)
  • Wet or damp36 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph114 (74%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (20%)
  • Roundabout24 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (50%)
  • Pedestrian29 (16%)
  • Cyclist24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2514 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3533 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (18%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 659 (5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.1%)
  • Over 7514 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (69%)
  • Pedestrian29 (16%)
  • Passenger27 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (69%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2012.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2012

Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2012, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2012

The A259 had the most collisions in Adur in 2012: 31, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259313427
2ndA27293214
3rdA270101102
4thA283101605
5thA20257901

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2012

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2012: 43.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2012

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2012: 69.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years