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Adur road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2014, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2013 (136), and casualties rose from 165.

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

Collisions in 2014
168
Up 24% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
212
Up 28% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2014

None of the collisions in Adur in 2014 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight13882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight18085%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 168, up 24% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (23%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February16 (9.5%)
  • March16 (9.5%)
  • April16 (9.5%)
  • May11 (6.5%)
  • June13 (7.7%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September9 (5.4%)
  • October16 (9.5%)
  • November7 (4.2%)
  • December16 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (74%)
  • Wet or damp43 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph116 (69%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph10 (6%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (54%)
  • Cyclist32 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (18%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.1%)
  • Over 755 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (71%)
  • Passenger37 (17%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2014.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2014

Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2014, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 and A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2014, with 32 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259324202
2ndA27324106
3rdA270151904
4thA283121505
5thA20255701
6thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2014

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2014: 47.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2014

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2014: 81.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years