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Arun road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2009, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (356), and casualties fell from 476.

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

Collisions in 2009
338
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
428
Down 10% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2009

1.5% of collisions in Arun in 2009 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight26879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight35282%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 338, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (18%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.3%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March25 (7.4%)
  • April27 (8%)
  • May32 (9.5%)
  • June25 (7.4%)
  • July33 (9.8%)
  • August22 (6.5%)
  • September31 (9.2%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November22 (6.5%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (69%)
  • Wet or damp91 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph201 (59%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph47 (14%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (58%)
  • Cyclist66 (15%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (17%)
  • 46 to 5561 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7521 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (69%)
  • Passenger86 (20%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (11%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2009.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2009

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2009, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2009

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2009: 71, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2597193116
2ndA27375839
3rdA29273502
4thB2166161602
5thA284141713
6thB2140101200
7thB2187101201
8thA28071000
9thB223371003
10thA244402
11thB21323400
12thB21261100
13thB21391101
14thB21931100
15thB22171100
16thB22231101
17thB22251100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2009

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2009: 105.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2009

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2009: 80.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years