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Arun road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2020, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (314), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 2020
265
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
328
Down 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2020

2.3% of collisions in Arun in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious7930%
  • Slight18068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious8325%
  • Slight23973%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 265, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 265
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (14%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March13 (4.9%)
  • April16 (6%)
  • May20 (7.5%)
  • June12 (4.5%)
  • July22 (8.3%)
  • August33 (12%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October23 (8.7%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December15 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph129 (49%)
  • 40 mph34 (13%)
  • 50 mph30 (11%)
  • 60 mph44 (17%)
  • 70 mph16 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (61%)
  • Cyclist62 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (19%)
  • 56 to 6539 (12%)
  • 66 to 7528 (8.5%)
  • Over 7523 (7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (73%)
  • Passenger61 (19%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 110th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2020

River, Arun, BN17 6AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2020, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2020

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2020: 61, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596181020
2ndA29243145
3rdA27182414
4thA284121403
5thB2187121303
6thB2259121304
7thB2166101402
8thB21408802
9thA2461003
10thA2806701
11thB22334401
12thB21322201
13thA11101
14thB21391200

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2020

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2020: 58.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2020

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2020: 62.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2020, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years