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Arun road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2006, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (372), and casualties fell from 502.

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

Collisions in 2006
370
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
475
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2006

1.9% of collisions in Arun in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6417%
  • Slight29981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight39984%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 370, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February24 (6.5%)
  • March25 (6.8%)
  • April36 (9.7%)
  • May28 (7.6%)
  • June26 (7%)
  • July33 (8.9%)
  • August34 (9.2%)
  • September26 (7%)
  • October28 (7.6%)
  • November35 (9.5%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (72%)
  • Wet or damp101 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph216 (58%)
  • 40 mph48 (13%)
  • 50 mph31 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (13%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (60%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2090 (19%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.3%)
  • Over 7529 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (66%)
  • Passenger106 (22%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Arun ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2006.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2006

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2006, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2006

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2006: 77, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597710319
2ndA294156210
3rdA27344926
4thB2166182602
5thA284162106
6thB2187131302
7thB2140111503
8thA28091200
9thB213291003
10thA247701
11thB22337801
12thB21392300
13thB12401200

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2006

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2006: 108.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2006

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2006: 75.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years