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BN15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,371 road traffic collisions in the BN15 postcode district, Adur, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 614 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 31% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1979
3,371
1,153rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,280
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
70 people killed
Serious collisions
614
673 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Down 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal662%
  • Serious61418%
  • Slight2,69180%

What the data shows

  • BN15 had 474 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 572 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in BN15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 532 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN15, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BN15.

Where BN15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,153rd
Most casualties
1,219th
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
1,168th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday481 (14%)
  • Tuesday528 (16%)
  • Wednesday518 (15%)
  • Thursday518 (15%)
  • Friday583 (17%)
  • Saturday440 (13%)
  • Sunday303 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,561 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit625 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting136 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,146 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway1,056 (31%)
  • Roundabout117 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,033 (60%)
  • 40 mph783 (23%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph112 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph429 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,770 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds337 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds74 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,263 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist652 (15%)
  • Cyclist567 (13%)
  • Pedestrian550 (13%)
  • Van occupant102 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN15 peaked at 120 in 1989; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253442
20244962
20233843
20225265
20213844
20204759
20195266
20185477
20175982
20165160
20156786
20145358
20134254
20126070
20114660
20104564
20095471
20086085
200783113
20066282
20057496
200485118
200388110
200275102
200189112
20007593
199992116
19987181
19977898
1996101129
199580100
19947198
199382107
19928296
199192120
1990102125
1989120143
198891129
198786102
19867293
1985100117
19847482
198382110
198290123
19817696
198098121
197999120

Map of recent crashes in BN15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN15

The 24 most recent collisions in BN15 happened between 4 May and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN15

The A27 has the most collisions in BN15, 969 of 3,371 (29%), followed by the A259 (573).

Collisions in BN15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA279691,40130143
2ndA25957371310110
3rdA2025258311953
4thB2222196215147
5thA2833401

Council areas covering BN15

Collisions in BN15 were recorded in 4 council areas. Adur has 3,280 of 3,371 (97%).

Collisions in BN15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAdur3,2804,15565600
2ndWorthing76105112
3rdHorsham91001
4thArun4800

Town in BN15

Of the 3,371 collisions in BN15, 2,472 (73%) were in Lancing and Sompting.