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Adur road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2018, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (138), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2018
137
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
188
Up 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2018

None of the collisions in Adur in 2018 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3123%
  • Slight10677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3519%
  • Slight15381%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 137, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (23%)
  • Thursday27 (20%)
  • Friday14 (10%)
  • Saturday14 (10%)
  • Sunday7 (5.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.3%)
  • February11 (8%)
  • March11 (8%)
  • April9 (6.6%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June13 (9.5%)
  • July14 (10%)
  • August8 (5.8%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October9 (6.6%)
  • November13 (9.5%)
  • December10 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (84%)
  • Wet or damp21 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph90 (66%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph21 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (59%)
  • Cyclist31 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (13%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9%)
  • 26 to 3536 (19%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.5%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (73%)
  • Passenger36 (19%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (13%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2018.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2018

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2018, with 28 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 and A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2018, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593444010
2ndA27345605
3rdA28391601
4thA20254400
5thA2704601

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2018

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2018: 39.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2018

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2018: 71.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years