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Arun road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2013, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2012 (269), and casualties rose from 327.

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

Collisions in 2013
303
Up 13% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
394
Up 20% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Arun in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight32683%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 303, up 13% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.6%)
  • February13 (4.3%)
  • March20 (6.6%)
  • April15 (5%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August30 (9.9%)
  • September19 (6.3%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November41 (14%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (73%)
  • Wet or damp73 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph178 (59%)
  • 40 mph43 (14%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph35 (12%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (58%)
  • Cyclist61 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (17%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.8%)
  • Over 7527 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (70%)
  • Passenger82 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (10%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2013.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2013

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2013, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2013

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2013: 67, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596787214
2ndA27334505
3rdA29192403
4thA280153102
5thB2166121613
6thA284111501
7thB214091002
8thB223381002
9thB21876702
10thA245603
11thB21324501
12thA2641100
13thA27001100
14thB21391101
15thB22251100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2013

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2013: 88.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2013

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2013: 66.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years