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Arun road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2007, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (370), and casualties fell from 475.

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

Collisions in 2007
367
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
457
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2007

1.1% of collisions in Arun in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight30383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight38785%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 367, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February26 (7.1%)
  • March34 (9.3%)
  • April32 (8.7%)
  • May29 (7.9%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August20 (5.4%)
  • September27 (7.4%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November29 (7.9%)
  • December29 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (74%)
  • Wet or damp92 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph218 (59%)
  • 40 mph49 (13%)
  • 50 mph27 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (13%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout38 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (58%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (12%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (19%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.3%)
  • Over 7534 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (67%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (74%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2007.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2007

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2007, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2007

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2007: 80, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259809718
2ndA273144010
3rdA29304906
4thB2140182310
5thA280121903
6thB2233121601
7thA284111302
8thB216691201
9thB21877700
10thB21326601
11thA244511
12thB21392801
13thB22252200
14thB21441100
15thB2801100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2007

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2007: 107.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2007

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2007: 80.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2007, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years