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Lancing and Sompting road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,480 road traffic collisions in Lancing and Sompting, Adur, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 455 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 45% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
2,480
391st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,961
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
47 people killed
Serious collisions
455
470 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 45% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 47% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Lancing and Sompting

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.9%
  • Serious45518%
  • Slight1,97980%

What the data shows

  • Lancing and Sompting had 344 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 393 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Lancing and Sompting were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 453 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lancing and Sompting, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Lancing and Sompting.

Where Lancing and Sompting ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
391st
Most casualties
406th
Most fatal collisions
242nd
Most serious collisions
361st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday372 (15%)
  • Tuesday398 (16%)
  • Wednesday389 (16%)
  • Thursday386 (16%)
  • Friday414 (17%)
  • Saturday307 (12%)
  • Sunday214 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,913 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit499 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,903 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway428 (17%)
  • Roundabout111 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,852 (75%)
  • 40 mph568 (23%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph35 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,031 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds255 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds62 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,288 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist514 (17%)
  • Cyclist490 (17%)
  • Pedestrian490 (17%)
  • Van occupant70 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lancing and Sompting road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lancing and Sompting, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lancing and Sompting peaked at 88 in 1989; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252328
20244253
20232830
20223947
20212732
20203036
20193541
20183342
20174552
20164248
20154454
20144042
20133237
20124451
20113546
20102835
20093745
20083951
20074865
20064657
20055667
20046589
20035563
20024654
20016573
20005771
19997291
19985867
19975967
19967492
19956166
19945471
19936381
19926471
19915873
19907691
19898895
19887185
19876572
19865166
19857586
19845862
19836582
19827087
19816471
19807784
19797692

Map of recent crashes in Lancing and Sompting

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lancing and Sompting

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lancing and Sompting

The 24 most recent collisions in Lancing and Sompting happened between 16 December 2024 and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lancing and Sompting

The A259 has the most collisions in Lancing and Sompting, 477 of 2,480 (19%), followed by the A27 (364).

Collisions in Lancing and Sompting on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259477589995
2ndA273644551247
3rdA2025258311953
4thB2222173190139
5thA2833401

Council areas covering Lancing and Sompting

Collisions in Lancing and Sompting were recorded in 2 council areas. Adur has 2,450 of 2,480 (99%).

Collisions in Lancing and Sompting by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAdur2,4502,91845449
2ndWorthing253414

Postcode districts in Lancing and Sompting

Collisions in Lancing and Sompting were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BN15 (2,472) and BN43 (8).