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Arun road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2001, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (418), and casualties rose from 563.

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

Collisions in 2001
432
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
572
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Arun in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight35181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8315%
  • Slight48184%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 432, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday76 (18%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.6%)
  • February32 (7.4%)
  • March40 (9.3%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May41 (9.5%)
  • June25 (5.8%)
  • July36 (8.3%)
  • August26 (6%)
  • September37 (8.6%)
  • October37 (8.6%)
  • November41 (9.5%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (67%)
  • Wet or damp129 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (60%)
  • 40 mph51 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph71 (16%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (13%)
  • Roundabout47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (61%)
  • Cyclist74 (13%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2560 (10%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7535 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (65%)
  • Passenger141 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2001.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2001

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2001, with 44 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2001

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2001: 83, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25983106119
2ndA27538727
3rdA29324627
4thB2140202602
5thA284141702
6thB2187142000
7thB2166111201
8thA24101301
9thA280101604
10thB223391302
11thB213261010
12thA20132201
13thA27002200
14thA20251100
15thB21391100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2001

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2001: 131.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2001

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2001: 91.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years