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Arun road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2005, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (414), and casualties fell from 538.

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

Collisions in 2005
372
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
502
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Arun in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight31585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight44388%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 372, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.1%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March30 (8.1%)
  • April35 (9.4%)
  • May36 (9.7%)
  • June28 (7.5%)
  • July22 (5.9%)
  • August31 (8.3%)
  • September23 (6.2%)
  • October44 (12%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (73%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph233 (63%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph51 (14%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2083 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6%)
  • Over 7528 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (67%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (74%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2005.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2005

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2005, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2005

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2005: 67, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259679408
2ndA27396117
3rdA29253907
4thB2187172201
5thA280141602
6thA284132111
7thB2166131803
8thB2140121302
9thB2233111400
10thA244601
11thB21324400
12thB21331200
13thB22251100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2005

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2005: 108.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2005

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2005: 89.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years