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Southwick (Adur) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,300 road traffic collisions in Southwick, Adur, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 264 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,300
625th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,559
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
15 people killed
Serious collisions
264
280 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Southwick

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious26420%
  • Slight1,02379%

What the data shows

  • Southwick had 182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 221 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Southwick were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 250 children under 16 were killed or injured in Southwick, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Southwick.

Where Southwick ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
625th
Most casualties
648th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
559th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (14%)
  • Tuesday198 (15%)
  • Wednesday201 (15%)
  • Thursday216 (17%)
  • Friday202 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (13%)
  • Sunday124 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,003 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway985 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway285 (22%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,029 (79%)
  • 40 mph248 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,068 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant713 (46%)
  • Pedestrian289 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (16%)
  • Cyclist211 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Southwick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Southwick peaked at 51 in 1982; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251314
20241415
20231825
20221921
20211720
20202024
20192529
20181719
20172429
20161516
20152122
20143144
20131621
20122935
20112223
20101619
20092536
20082325
20071721
20062128
20052122
20042527
20033037
20022733
20013136
20002933
19992528
19982730
19972126
19962631
19954351
19943035
19933847
19923342
19913238
19903943
19893950
19883845
19873647
19864247
19852729
19844048
19833033
19825166
19813848
19803543
19794458

Map of recent crashes in Southwick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Southwick

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Southwick

The 24 most recent collisions in Southwick happened between 5 April 2024 and 8 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Southwick

The A259 has the most collisions in Southwick, 261 of 1,300 (20%), followed by the A27 (222).

Collisions in Southwick on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259261319650
2ndA27222276348
3rdA270151181133
4thB21675365110

Council areas covering Southwick

Collisions in Southwick were recorded in 3 council areas. Adur has 1,292 of 1,300 (99%).

Collisions in Southwick by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAdur1,2921,54913262
2ndBrighton and Hove5601
3rdWorthing3401

Postcode districts in Southwick

Collisions in Southwick were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by BN42 (1,135) and BN41 (91).