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Arun road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2008, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (367), and casualties rose from 457.

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

Collisions in 2008
356
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
476
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Arun in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight28279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight39082%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 356, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (10%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February31 (8.7%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April26 (7.3%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August26 (7.3%)
  • September25 (7%)
  • October44 (12%)
  • November23 (6.5%)
  • December30 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (72%)
  • Wet or damp90 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph207 (58%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph60 (17%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (71%)
  • Roundabout48 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (60%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (20%)
  • 21 to 2542 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3569 (14%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.1%)
  • Over 7524 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (67%)
  • Passenger101 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2008.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2008

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2008, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2008

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2008: 47, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259476214
2ndA27446519
3rdA29314507
4thB2166284508
5thA284172404
6thA280141802
7thB2187121602
8thB2140101000
9thB223381000
10thA246803
11thB21325700
12thB22251100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2008

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2008: 98.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2008

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2008: 76.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2008, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years