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Arun road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2017, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (307), and casualties fell from 408.

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

Collisions in 2017
300
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
379
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Arun in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7224%
  • Slight22776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7921%
  • Slight29979%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 300, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 300
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February18 (6%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April26 (8.7%)
  • May27 (9%)
  • June25 (8.3%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September27 (9%)
  • October23 (7.7%)
  • November24 (8%)
  • December21 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (74%)
  • Wet or damp77 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph174 (58%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (5%)
  • 60 mph42 (14%)
  • 70 mph27 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout40 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (56%)
  • Cyclist67 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2039 (10%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (16%)
  • 56 to 6549 (13%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.9%)
  • Over 7519 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (75%)
  • Passenger64 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (12%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 157th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2017

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2017, with 23 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2017

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2017: 48, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259485908
2ndA273764012
3rdA29253116
4thA284172503
5thB2166172204
6thB2140161805
7thA280142103
8thB2187121204
9thB223381002
10thB21325602
11thA244401
12thB21392201
13thB22591100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2017

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2017: 71.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2017

BN18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2017: 58.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2017, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years