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Arun road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2012, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (263), and casualties fell from 346.

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

Collisions in 2012
269
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
327
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2012

1.5% of collisions in Arun in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5822%
  • Slight20777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight26180%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 269, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 269
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (20%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.7%)
  • February15 (5.6%)
  • March20 (7.4%)
  • April16 (5.9%)
  • May23 (8.6%)
  • June18 (6.7%)
  • July26 (9.7%)
  • August36 (13%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October16 (5.9%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December23 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (72%)
  • Wet or damp71 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph170 (63%)
  • 40 mph38 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph25 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (70%)
  • Roundabout41 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (55%)
  • Cyclist59 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.5%)
  • Over 7521 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (75%)
  • Passenger53 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (12%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2012.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2012

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2012, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2012

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2012: 64, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596481012
2ndA27203117
3rdA29141715
4thB2140121404
5thB2187111100
6thB2233101101
7thB216691002
8thA2806811
9thA2846901
10thB21325600
11thA244403
12thB21391100
13thB22231100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2012

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2012: 85.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2012

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2012: 71.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2012, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years