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Arun road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2010, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2009 (338), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 2010
315
Down 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
394
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Arun in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight25581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight33284%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 315, down 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 315
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (10%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.7%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March21 (6.7%)
  • April36 (11%)
  • May27 (8.6%)
  • June18 (5.7%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September42 (13%)
  • October31 (9.8%)
  • November28 (8.9%)
  • December19 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (70%)
  • Wet or damp83 (26%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph200 (63%)
  • 40 mph32 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (13%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (73%)
  • Roundabout43 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (57%)
  • Cyclist59 (15%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (16%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.6%)
  • Over 7529 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (67%)
  • Passenger76 (19%)
  • Pedestrian53 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (11%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2010.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2010

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2010, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2010

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2010: 57, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259577709
2ndA27233406
3rdA29192704
4thB2166162002
5thB2187161900
6thA284101402
7thB2140101201
8thB22338902
9thA246700
10thA2806701
11thB21324401
12thA2701100
13thA2851100
14thB21551100
15thB22251100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2010

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2010: 102.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2010

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2010: 81.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years