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Arun road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2000, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1999 (458), and casualties fell from 601.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,627 collisions in Arun.

Collisions in 2000
418
Down 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
563
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Arun in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight34282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight48085%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 418, down 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.4%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March19 (4.5%)
  • April46 (11%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June24 (5.7%)
  • July28 (6.7%)
  • August37 (8.9%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (61%)
  • Wet or damp153 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (58%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph89 (21%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (61%)
  • Cyclist79 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (10%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.8%)
  • Over 7529 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (65%)
  • Passenger149 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (10%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Arun

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Arun ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2000.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2000

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2000: 88, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25988127110
2ndA27447228
3rdA29365609
4thA284232704
5thB2166212606
6thA280192712
7thB2140171905
8thB2233121710
9thA24101602
10thB218791000
11thB21326701
12thB22252211
13thA20131100
14thB12391100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2000

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2000: 129.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2000

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2000: 98.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years