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Adur road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2015, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (168), and casualties fell from 212.

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

Collisions in 2015
156
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
199
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2015

None of the collisions in Adur in 2015 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight12479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16683%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 156, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (18%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (10%)
  • Sunday23 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9%)
  • February10 (6.4%)
  • March9 (5.8%)
  • April11 (7.1%)
  • May14 (9%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September12 (7.7%)
  • October15 (9.6%)
  • November10 (6.4%)
  • December10 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (78%)
  • Wet or damp31 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph102 (65%)
  • 40 mph14 (9%)
  • 60 mph10 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (26%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (16%)
  • Cyclist24 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (21%)
  • 26 to 3532 (16%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (16%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (70%)
  • Passenger40 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (73%)
  • Motorcycle29 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2015.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2015

St Nicolas, Adur, BN43 5NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2015, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2015

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2015: 42, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27426207
2ndA259263107
3rdA28381101
4thA20257901
5thA2707701
6thB21672200

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2015

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2015: 44.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2015

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2015: 69.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years