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Arun road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2015, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (354), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2015
313
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
391
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2015

1% of collisions in Arun in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight25080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight32483%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 313, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 313
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8%)
  • February23 (7.3%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May17 (5.4%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July31 (9.9%)
  • August30 (9.6%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November26 (8.3%)
  • December26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (71%)
  • Wet or damp84 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph191 (61%)
  • 40 mph40 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (7%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (66%)
  • Roundabout54 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (59%)
  • Cyclist54 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.2%)
  • Over 7531 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (74%)
  • Passenger59 (15%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (9%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 168th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2015

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area and River, Arun, BN17 6AU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Arun in 2015, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2015

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2015: 59, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2595976111
2ndA27344306
3rdA284213203
4thA29192613
5thB2140182109
6thB2166182604
7thB2187151802
8thB22338804
9thA28071012
10thA243300
11thB21322201
12thB21331101
13thB21471100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2015

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2015: 89.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2015

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2015.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years