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Arun road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2021, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (265), and casualties rose from 328.

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

Collisions in 2021
258
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
346
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2021

1.9% of collisions in Arun in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious6525%
  • Slight18873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight27379%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 258, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (19%)
  • Friday54 (21%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.2%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March16 (6.2%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May24 (9.3%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August23 (8.9%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October18 (7%)
  • November23 (8.9%)
  • December23 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (79%)
  • Wet or damp53 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph144 (56%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph40 (16%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (15%)
  • 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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (64%)
  • Cyclist51 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3573 (21%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (10%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.8%)
  • Over 7518 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (74%)
  • Passenger65 (19%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (10%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 123rd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2021

River, Arun, BN17 6AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2021, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2021

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2021: 42, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594256112
2ndA29305427
3rdA27243106
4thA284131406
5thB2140121512
6thB2259111202
7thB218791401
8thB21665601
9thA244402
10thA2804702
11thB21393300
12thB22332301

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2021

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2021: 52.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2021

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2021: 66.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years