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Arun road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2018, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (300), and casualties rose from 379.

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

Collisions in 2018
314
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
406
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Arun in 2018 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7022%
  • Slight24277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight32981%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 314, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February29 (9.2%)
  • March17 (5.4%)
  • April24 (7.6%)
  • May29 (9.2%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July24 (7.6%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September27 (8.6%)
  • October27 (8.6%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December30 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (78%)
  • Wet or damp66 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph193 (61%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph47 (15%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (76%)
  • Roundabout39 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (57%)
  • Cyclist71 (17%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (17%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.7%)
  • Over 7528 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (69%)
  • Passenger76 (19%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 134th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2018

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area and Rustington West, Arun, BN16 3HD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Arun in 2018, with 23 collisions each.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2018

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2018: 61, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596180013
2ndA27243814
3rdB2140212106
4thA29172305
5thB2187172203
6thA284141704
7thB2166131403
8thA280121902
9thB2233121601
10thB21326803
11thA245502
12thB21392202
13thB22251100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2018

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2018: 82.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2018

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2018: 70.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2018, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years