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Adur road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2019, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2018 (137), and casualties fell from 188.

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

Collisions in 2019
149
Up 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
179
Down 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Adur in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3826%
  • Slight11074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4123%
  • Slight13777%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 149, up 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 149
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday32 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday7 (4.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6%)
  • February14 (9.4%)
  • March12 (8.1%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June6 (4%)
  • July12 (8.1%)
  • August9 (6%)
  • September11 (7.4%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November19 (13%)
  • December12 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (73%)
  • Wet or damp39 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph88 (59%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph24 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (53%)
  • Cyclist28 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (15%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (5%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2518 (10%)
  • 26 to 3534 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (18%)
  • 46 to 5529 (16%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.3%)
  • Over 758 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (71%)
  • Passenger28 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (10%)
  • Motorcycle27 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2019.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2019

St Nicolas, Adur, BN43 5NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2019, with 22 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2019

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2019: 39, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27395109
2ndA259262905
3rdA270101212
4thA28381003
5thA20254402
6thB21671100

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2019

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2019: 36.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2019

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2019: 69.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years