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BN17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,367 road traffic collisions in the BN17 postcode district, Arun, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 653 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (72).

Collisions since 1979
3,367
1,155th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,227
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
44 people killed
Serious collisions
653
737 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
73
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BN17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.2%
  • Serious65319%
  • Slight2,67379%

What the data shows

  • BN17 had 625 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 631 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in BN17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 569 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN17, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in BN17.

Where BN17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,155th
Most casualties
1,230th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,062nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday511 (15%)
  • Tuesday526 (16%)
  • Wednesday481 (14%)
  • Thursday501 (15%)
  • Friday535 (16%)
  • Saturday428 (13%)
  • Sunday385 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,563 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit567 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting188 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,700 (80%)
  • Roundabout438 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,312 (69%)
  • 40 mph401 (12%)
  • 50 mph35 (1%)
  • 60 mph507 (15%)
  • 70 mph99 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,733 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds371 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other45 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,117 (50%)
  • Cyclist773 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist618 (15%)
  • Pedestrian538 (13%)
  • Van occupant75 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN17 peaked at 94 in 1984; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256173
202472100
20235669
20227084
20216692
20206274
20195163
20187083
20175261
20166579
20156888
20147198
20135367
20126881
20114453
20105880
20096074
20086486
20077085
20067598
200584121
200491116
20037588
20026982
200193112
200078100
19997587
19987996
199782106
199687113
19956985
19948096
19936873
19925971
19915974
199091109
19898599
19886682
19877891
19866474
19857796
198494127
19837995
198286114
198179111
198081116
197983105

Map of recent crashes in BN17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN17

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN17

The 24 most recent collisions in BN17 happened between 5 September and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN17

The A259 has the most collisions in BN17, 1,005 of 3,367 (30%), followed by the A284 (546).

Collisions in BN17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2591,0051,35919189
2ndA2845466829115
3rdB2187295348045
4thB2140142192031
5thA27608904
6thB22333954110
7thA2013365238

Council area for BN17

BN17 is in Arun, where police recorded 18,627 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BN17 accounts for 18% of them.

Towns in BN17

Collisions in BN17 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Littlehampton (1,751) and Wick, Arun (574).