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Arun road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,627 road traffic collisions in Arun from 1979 to 2025, and 24,299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 330 were fatal and 3,724 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 275 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (293), and casualties fell from 406 to 330.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,627
162nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,299
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
330
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
275
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Arun

1.8% of collisions in Arun from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3301.8%
  • Serious3,72420%
  • Slight14,57378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3541.5%
  • Serious4,30218%
  • Slight19,64381%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. In 2025 there were 275, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 275
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025275330
2024293406
2023281365
2022324430
2021258346
2020265328
2019314420
2018314406
2017300379
2016307408
2015313391
2014354458
2013303394
2012269327
2011263346
2010315394
2009338428
2008356476
2007367457
2006370475
2005372502
2004414538
2003422532
2002429551
2001432572
2000418563
1999458601
1998477616
1997456605
1996481637
1995453599
1994438586
1993392509
1992431574
1991422563
1990551715
1989521661
1988448598
1987467587
1986523666
1985543724
1984555748
1983473604
1982502649
1981495672
1980435584
1979440579

When and where crashes happen in Arun

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,706 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,728 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,682 (14%)
  • Thursday2,821 (15%)
  • Friday3,074 (17%)
  • Saturday2,455 (13%)
  • Sunday2,161 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59537 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59231 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,502 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,533 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,551 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,750 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,553 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,476 (7.9%)
  • February1,254 (6.7%)
  • March1,411 (7.6%)
  • April1,423 (7.6%)
  • May1,564 (8.4%)
  • June1,522 (8.2%)
  • July1,738 (9.3%)
  • August1,642 (8.8%)
  • September1,628 (8.7%)
  • October1,687 (9.1%)
  • November1,669 (9%)
  • December1,613 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,929 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,777 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,629 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown207 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit85 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,115 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,028 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds441 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds399 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist98 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.1%)
  • Other263 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded228 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,980 (70%)
  • Wet or damp5,212 (28%)
  • Frost or ice311 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep60 (0.3%)
  • Snow46 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph145 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph10,952 (59%)
  • 40 mph1,729 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph556 (3%)
  • 60 mph3,375 (18%)
  • 70 mph1,861 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,157 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway2,377 (13%)
  • Roundabout1,684 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road341 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded68 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Arun

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,592 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist3,422 (14%)
  • Cyclist3,350 (14%)
  • Pedestrian2,590 (11%)
  • Van occupant544 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant258 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)182 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant108 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant103 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant97 (0.4%)
  • Other39 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5414 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10794 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 151,558 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 204,423 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,864 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,756 (15%)
  • 36 to 452,989 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,367 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 651,985 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 751,513 (6.2%)
  • Over 751,432 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded204 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,098 (66%)
  • Passenger5,611 (23%)
  • Pedestrian2,590 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,045 (69%)
  • Motorcycle3,515 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle3,424 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,754 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes884 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach354 (1%)
  • Other vehicle211 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car209 (0.6%)
  • Minibus134 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle31 (0.1%)
  • Other73 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Arun

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Arun

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Arun ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 162nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
162nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 164th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
187thAshford18,74625,7283693,823
188thBath and North East Somerset18,71324,6313693,906
189thEast Staffordshire18,70925,2623332,581
190thArun (this area)18,62724,2993303,724
191stHorsham18,56725,7424803,913
192ndCharnwood18,54824,4953803,132
193rdEast Devon18,43725,6763734,304

Accident hotspots in Arun

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Arun, with 662 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun from 1979 to 2025: 3,571, including 68 fatal and 674 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2593,5714,81268674
2ndA272,1543,33380505
3rdA291,4682,05936329
4thB21668851,1148158
5thA28473895717168
6thB21406687995133
7thA28055182315119
8thB2233513642698
9thA2442959415106
10thB2187423497159
11thB2132323402962
12thB222590106123
13thB225987113322
14thB213975112220
15thA2013365238
16thA27005601
17thB22235601
18thA20313401
19thA20323500
20thB21333401

Towns in Arun

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun from 1979 to 2025: 5,571.

Postcode districts in Arun

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun from 1979 to 2025: 4,228.

Latest crashes in Arun

Of the latest 24 crashes in Arun, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity