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Adur road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2016, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (156), and casualties fell from 199.

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

Collisions in 2016
141
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
170
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2016

None of the collisions in Adur in 2016 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2921%
  • Slight11279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight14183%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 141, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 141
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (19%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday9 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.2%)
  • February7 (5%)
  • March11 (7.8%)
  • April9 (6.4%)
  • May4 (2.8%)
  • June14 (9.9%)
  • July18 (13%)
  • August11 (7.8%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October14 (9.9%)
  • November12 (8.5%)
  • December18 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (77%)
  • Wet or damp33 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph86 (61%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph24 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (25%)
  • Roundabout16 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (16%)
  • Cyclist18 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (25%)
  • 36 to 4528 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.2%)
  • Over 757 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (71%)
  • Passenger31 (18%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (70%)
  • Motorcycle28 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2016.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2016

St Nicolas, Adur, BN43 5NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2016, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2016

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2016: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27395106
2ndA2593537013
3rdA28381002
4thA20256602
5thA2706900

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2016

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2016: 41.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2016

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2016: 75.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years