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Arun road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2024, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (281), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2024
293
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
406
Up 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2024

1.7% of collisions in Arun in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious9432%
  • Slight19466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious10225%
  • Slight29974%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 293, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February23 (7.8%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May26 (8.9%)
  • June37 (13%)
  • July20 (6.8%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September25 (8.5%)
  • October19 (6.5%)
  • November21 (7.2%)
  • December22 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (75%)
  • Wet or damp66 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph147 (50%)
  • 40 mph42 (14%)
  • 50 mph28 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (15%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (18%)
  • Roundabout30 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (61%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.9%)
  • Over 7528 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (68%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 110th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2024

Hotham, Arun, PO21 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2024, with 27 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2024

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2024: 48, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594870019
2ndA27335339
3rdA292451111
4thA284131905
5thB2187101302
6thB216691003
7thB225991002
8thB21328802
9thA28071314
10thA246601
11thB21406701
12thB21394903
13thB22334400

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2024

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2024: 74.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2024

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2024: 72.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2024, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years