Skip to main content
CrashStats

Adur road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 94 road traffic collisions in Adur in 2025, and 115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (100), and casualties fell from 119.

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

Collisions in 2025
94
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
115
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Adur in 2025

None of the collisions in Adur in 2025 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 1.5% and 19% in Adur from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2527%
  • Slight6973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2522%
  • Slight9078%

Adur road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Adur, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 242 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 94, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 94
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (18%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday17 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.3%)
  • February8 (8.5%)
  • March7 (7.4%)
  • April6 (6.4%)
  • May4 (4.3%)
  • June12 (13%)
  • July11 (12%)
  • August10 (11%)
  • September7 (7.4%)
  • October7 (7.4%)
  • November9 (9.6%)
  • December9 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (88%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Other3 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (81%)
  • Wet or damp17 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph62 (66%)
  • 40 mph13 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway58 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (24%)
  • Roundabout11 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Adur in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (16%)
  • Cyclist16 (14%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2011 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 258 (7%)
  • 26 to 3516 (14%)
  • 36 to 4516 (14%)
  • 46 to 5516 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (16%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.8%)
  • Over 758 (7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (77%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Passenger13 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car115 (62%)
  • Motorcycle22 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Adur in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Adur had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2025.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Adur in 2025

St Mary's, Adur, BN43 5WX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Adur in 2025, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Adur with the most crashes in 2025

The A27 had the most collisions in Adur in 2025: 21, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Adur, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27213002
2ndA259192108
3rdA2835902
4thA20253402
5thA2702201
6thB21672200

Towns in Adur: crashes in 2025

Shoreham-by-Sea had the most collisions of any town in Adur in 2025: 29.

Postcode districts in Adur: crashes in 2025

BN43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Adur in 2025: 50.

Latest crashes in Adur in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Adur in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2025.

Severity

Adur road accidents in other years