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Arun road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2019
314
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
420
Up 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2019

2.2% of collisions in Arun in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious7323%
  • Slight23475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight32678%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 314, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (19%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.7%)
  • February20 (6.4%)
  • March18 (5.7%)
  • April13 (4.1%)
  • May14 (4.5%)
  • June31 (9.9%)
  • July41 (13%)
  • August39 (12%)
  • September30 (9.6%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (72%)
  • Wet or damp87 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph164 (52%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (15%)
  • 70 mph37 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (17%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (63%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7.9%)
  • Over 7532 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (67%)
  • Passenger91 (22%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 127th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2019

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2019: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259567618
2ndA274469215
3rdA29223205
4thB2166202206
5thA284182204
6thB2187151802
7thB2140111105
8thA280101821
9thB2259101701
10thB22337902
11thB21325500
12thA243401
13thB21392301

Latest crashes in Arun in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years