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Adur road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2022, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2021 (109), and casualties rose from 145.

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

Collisions in 2022
139
Up 28% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
179
Up 23% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Adur in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2619%
  • Slight11281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight15184%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 139, up 28% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.2%)
  • February10 (7.2%)
  • March12 (8.6%)
  • April9 (6.5%)
  • May12 (8.6%)
  • June12 (8.6%)
  • July17 (12%)
  • August9 (6.5%)
  • September9 (6.5%)
  • October11 (7.9%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December13 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (81%)
  • Wet or damp26 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph88 (63%)
  • 40 mph17 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (24%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (54%)
  • Cyclist27 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (13%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2018 (10%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (20%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (70%)
  • Passenger33 (18%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (10%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2022.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2022

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2022, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2022

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2022: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27314205
2ndA259212704
3rdA283121813
4thA2705702
5thA20252201

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2022

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2022: 41.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2022

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2022: 67.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years