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Arun road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2016, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (313), and casualties rose from 391.

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

Collisions in 2016
307
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
408
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2016

2.6% of collisions in Arun in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight25081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight34484%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 307, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.1%)
  • February17 (5.5%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April25 (8.1%)
  • May24 (7.8%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August26 (8.5%)
  • September28 (9.1%)
  • October21 (6.8%)
  • November21 (6.8%)
  • December26 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (81%)
  • Wet or damp57 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (57%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph39 (13%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (66%)
  • Roundabout50 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (61%)
  • Cyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.4%)
  • Over 7526 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (68%)
  • Passenger85 (21%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 168th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2016

Rustington West, Arun, BN16 3HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2016, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2016

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2016: 60, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596077111
2ndA27354913
3rdA29233906
4thA284131931
5thB2166131802
6thB2187121501
7thA280112403
8thB21407912
9thA246702
10thB21325702
11thB21393301
12thB22333400
13thB21161100
14thB22591100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2016

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2016: 81.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2016

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2016: 65.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years