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BN43 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,573 road traffic collisions in the BN43 postcode district, Adur, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 651 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, up 35% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
3,573
1,051st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,529
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
51 people killed
Serious collisions
651
735 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Up 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Up 51% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN43

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal451.3%
  • Serious65118%
  • Slight2,87781%

What the data shows

  • BN43 had 602 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 758 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BN43 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 445 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN43, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BN43.

Where BN43 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,051st
Most casualties
1,147th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
1,067th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday486 (14%)
  • Tuesday557 (16%)
  • Wednesday517 (14%)
  • Thursday572 (16%)
  • Friday574 (16%)
  • Saturday495 (14%)
  • Sunday372 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,671 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit608 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting246 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,215 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway793 (22%)
  • Roundabout455 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph40 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph2,237 (63%)
  • 40 mph375 (10%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph281 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph624 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,907 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds371 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds97 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded44 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,432 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist716 (16%)
  • Cyclist603 (13%)
  • Pedestrian494 (11%)
  • Van occupant115 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN43 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN43, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN43 peaked at 111 in 1995; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 50
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255062
20243741
202374102
20226892
20215380
20205164
20196981
20187196
20175472
20167592
20156989
201481106
20137183
20126978
201181102
20107296
20097588
200883113
20077593
200682100
20058397
200480100
200384111
200285103
20016981
2000107129
1999101127
19987695
19977299
1996100125
1995111151
199498142
19936279
19927189
19917692
199079105
198978104
19887696
198785101
19866686
19857988
198483119
19837993
1982104127
19816081
198080100
19796979

Map of recent crashes in BN43

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN43

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN43

The 24 most recent collisions in BN43 happened between 18 August and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN43

The A27 has the most collisions in BN43, 969 of 3,573 (27%), followed by the A259 (728).

Collisions in BN43 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA279691,31215169
2ndA2597289036135
3rdA2833955651393
4thA270127161113

Council areas covering BN43

Collisions in BN43 were recorded in 3 council areas. Adur has 3,550 of 3,573 (99%).

Collisions in BN43 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAdur3,5504,49644649
2ndWorthing121710
3rdHorsham71101

Towns in BN43

Collisions in BN43 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Shoreham-by-Sea (2,006) and Southwick, Adur (74).