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Arun road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2014, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (303), and casualties rose from 394.

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

Collisions in 2014
354
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
458
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Arun in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6418%
  • Slight28781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight38384%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 354, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.1%)
  • February21 (5.9%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May13 (3.7%)
  • June41 (12%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August28 (7.9%)
  • September34 (9.6%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November34 (9.6%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph202 (57%)
  • 40 mph48 (14%)
  • 50 mph26 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph53 (15%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (70%)
  • Roundabout51 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (59%)
  • Cyclist71 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (11%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (72%)
  • Passenger84 (18%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (11%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 150th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2014

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2014, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2014

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2014: 62, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596278011
2ndA273445010
3rdA29253412
4thA284203207
5thB2187192002
6thB2140172103
7thA280152513
8thB2166151702
9thB223391301
10thA2471104
11thB21324800
12thA27002301
13thB21392310

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2014

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2014: 100.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2014

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2014: 73.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years