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Arun road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2004, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (422), and casualties rose from 532.

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

Collisions in 2004
414
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
538
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2004

3.1% of collisions in Arun in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight34884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight46787%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 414, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (11%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March34 (8.2%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June30 (7.2%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August37 (8.9%)
  • September33 (8%)
  • October29 (7%)
  • November32 (7.7%)
  • December40 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (69%)
  • Wet or damp118 (29%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph245 (59%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph25 (6%)
  • 60 mph66 (16%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (16%)
  • Roundabout48 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (61%)
  • Cyclist64 (12%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (18%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.6%)
  • Over 7536 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (62%)
  • Passenger142 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Arun ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2004.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2004

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2004, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2004

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2004: 84, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598412438
2ndA27466926
3rdA29202304
4thA280182920
5thB2166182602
6thB2140162202
7thB2233161714
8thA284151813
9thB2187121401
10thB2132101500
11thA245801
12thB21393301
13thB21453301
14thB22253301
15thA20131100
16thB1571100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2004

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2004: 114.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2004

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2004: 93.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2004, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years