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Adur road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2017, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (141), and casualties rose from 170.

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

Collisions in 2017
138
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
184
Up 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2017

1.4% of collisions in Adur in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3217%
  • Slight15082%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 138, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (10%)
  • February14 (10%)
  • March10 (7.2%)
  • April16 (12%)
  • May8 (5.8%)
  • June12 (8.7%)
  • July10 (7.2%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September11 (8%)
  • October4 (2.9%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December11 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (10%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (73%)
  • Wet or damp35 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph101 (73%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph12 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (50%)
  • Cyclist32 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (16%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (18%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3523 (13%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (68%)
  • Passenger44 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (12%)
  • Motorcycle32 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 and the 9 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 (9)

How Adur ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2017.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2017

Southlands, Adur, BN43 6TB area and Widewater, Adur, BN15 8AA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Adur in 2017, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Adur in 2017: 30, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593031010
2ndA27224212
3rdA270102001
4thA283101102
5thA20254501
6thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2017

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2017: 44.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2017

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2017: 56.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years