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Adur road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2024, and 119 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2023 (133), and casualties fell from 174.

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

Collisions in 2024
100
Down 25% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
119
Down 32% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2024

None of the collisions in Adur in 2024 were fatal and 29% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2929%
  • Slight7171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2924%
  • Slight9076%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 100, down 25% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 100
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (17%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday9 (9%)
  • Sunday9 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4%)
  • February9 (9%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April7 (7%)
  • May7 (7%)
  • June12 (12%)
  • July8 (8%)
  • August10 (10%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October10 (10%)
  • November5 (5%)
  • December7 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other5 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (78%)
  • Wet or damp22 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (5%)
  • 30 mph70 (70%)
  • 40 mph12 (12%)
  • 60 mph6 (6%)
  • 70 mph7 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (13%)
  • Roundabout6 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (23%)
  • Cyclist20 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (10%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (12%)
  • 16 to 2016 (13%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3514 (12%)
  • 36 to 4519 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (13%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.7%)
  • Over 756 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (73%)
  • Passenger20 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129 (63%)
  • Motorcycle30 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2024.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2024

Widewater, Adur, BN15 8AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2024, with 14 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2024

The A259 had the most collisions in Adur in 2024: 22, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259222307
2ndA27162303
3rdA28361002
4thA20255702
5thA2702201
6thB21671101

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2024

Lancing and Sompting had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2024: 42.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2024

BN15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2024: 48.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2024.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years