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Arun road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Arun in 2025, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (293), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 2025
275
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
330
Down 19% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 2025

None of the collisions in Arun in 2025 were fatal and 28% were serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7828%
  • Slight19772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious8125%
  • Slight24975%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 275, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 275
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.5%)
  • February23 (8.4%)
  • March26 (9.5%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June23 (8.4%)
  • July17 (6.2%)
  • August21 (7.6%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December22 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (73%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph129 (47%)
  • 40 mph66 (24%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph28 (10%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (15%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (15%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (75%)
  • Passenger46 (14%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (70%)
  • Motorcycle52 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 127th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Arun in 2025

Bersted, Arun, PO22 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Arun in 2025, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 2025

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 2025: 48, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2594859011
2ndA27253208
3rdA29253508
4thB2187151903
5thB2259121406
6thB213291103
7thB21409903
8thB216691103
9thB223381002
10thA245502
11thA2805600
12thA2843302

Towns in Arun: crashes in 2025

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 2025: 68.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 2025

BN17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 2025: 61.

Latest crashes in Arun in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years