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Adur road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2013, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (154), and casualties fell from 179.

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

Collisions in 2013
136
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
165
Down 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Adur in 2013 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2720%
  • Slight10879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13682%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 136, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 136
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (19%)
  • Wednesday14 (10%)
  • Thursday26 (19%)
  • Friday24 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.4%)
  • February10 (7.4%)
  • March8 (5.9%)
  • April13 (9.6%)
  • May10 (7.4%)
  • June12 (8.8%)
  • July7 (5.1%)
  • August11 (8.1%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October9 (6.6%)
  • November13 (9.6%)
  • December16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (79%)
  • Wet or damp28 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph84 (62%)
  • 40 mph17 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph7 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway76 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (27%)
  • Roundabout21 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (55%)
  • Cyclist27 (16%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (10%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3528 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (19%)
  • 46 to 5514 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (10%)
  • Over 7512 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (73%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)
  • Passenger22 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (11%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2013.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2013

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2013, with 21 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2013

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2013: 33, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27334502
2ndA259283309
3rdA270111500
4thA283101402
5thA20253300
6thB22222200

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2013

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2013: 41.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2013

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2013: 71.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years