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BN42 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,169 road traffic collisions in the BN42 postcode district, Adur, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 240 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,169
2,135th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,397
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
14 people killed
Serious collisions
240
257 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BN42

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious24021%
  • Slight91778%

What the data shows

  • BN42 had 158 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 182 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in BN42 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 237 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN42, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in BN42.

Where BN42 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,135th
Most casualties
2,197th
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,150th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday159 (14%)
  • Wednesday178 (15%)
  • Thursday200 (17%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight902 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway876 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway276 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph912 (78%)
  • 40 mph245 (21%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds963 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant624 (45%)
  • Pedestrian264 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (15%)
  • Cyclist198 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN42 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN42, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN42 peaked at 45 in 1982; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251213
20241213
20231725
20221719
20211518
20201620
20192125
20181416
20172429
20161011
20152021
20142536
20131621
20122025
20111819
20101214
20092028
20082021
20071415
20061721
20051819
20042224
20032431
20022733
20012527
20002831
19992427
19982729
19971920
19962328
19953945
19943034
19933441
19922936
19912933
19903842
19893747
19883745
19873243
19863944
19852730
19843846
19832629
19824559
19813747
19803038
19794559

Map of recent crashes in BN42

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN42

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN42

The 24 most recent collisions in BN42 happened between 16 February 2024 and 8 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN42

The A27 has the most collisions in BN42, 216 of 1,169 (18%), followed by the A259 (185).

Collisions in BN42 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27216269349
2ndA259185228534
3rdA270146175133
4thB21675365110

Council areas covering BN42

Collisions in BN42 were recorded in 2 council areas. Adur has 1,161 of 1,169 (99%).

Collisions in BN42 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAdur1,1611,38812238
2ndBrighton and Hove6701

Towns in BN42

Collisions in BN42 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Southwick, Adur (1,135) and Shoreham-by-Sea (20).