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Arun road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2011, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2010 (315), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2011
263
Down 17% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
346
Down 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2011

2.3% of collisions in Arun in 2011 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious5320%
  • Slight20478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight27880%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 263, down 17% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (19%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.7%)
  • February17 (6.5%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April22 (8.4%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June15 (5.7%)
  • July18 (6.8%)
  • August17 (6.5%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November25 (9.5%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (73%)
  • Wet or damp69 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph167 (63%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph33 (13%)
  • 70 mph21 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (64%)
  • Cyclist41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.4%)
  • Over 7521 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (73%)
  • Passenger64 (18%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2011.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2011

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2011, with 24 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2011

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2011: 47, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594767110
2ndA27294035
3rdA29203226
4thB2166172304
5thB2187131404
6thB2140111401
7thA248804
8thB21328901
9thA2806903
10thA2845601
11thB22335600
12thB21392300

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2011

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2011: 82.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2011

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2011: 57.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2011, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years