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PO21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,304 road traffic collisions in the PO21 postcode district, Arun, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 765 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (58).

Collisions since 1979
4,304
770th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,179
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
32 people killed
Serious collisions
765
822 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Down 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal310.7%
  • Serious76518%
  • Slight3,50882%

What the data shows

  • PO21 had 541 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 728 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in PO21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 693 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO21, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in PO21.

Where PO21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
770th
Most casualties
937th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
810th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday625 (15%)
  • Tuesday626 (15%)
  • Wednesday627 (15%)
  • Thursday663 (15%)
  • Friday711 (17%)
  • Saturday568 (13%)
  • Sunday484 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,190 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit905 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown70 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,683 (86%)
  • Roundabout393 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road138 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph65 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph3,890 (90%)
  • 40 mph42 (1%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph285 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,478 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds462 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds105 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other68 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded75 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,246 (43%)
  • Cyclist1,015 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist840 (16%)
  • Pedestrian824 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant114 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant63 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO21 peaked at 151 in 1985; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254144
20245869
20235569
20225365
20215364
20204857
20196581
20185668
20175763
20165568
20157285
20147384
20136685
20127282
20115775
20108193
20098098
20087685
20078394
20066877
200590108
200494113
20038694
2002108134
200192109
2000100126
1999105131
1998107133
1997108134
1996106138
1995100128
1994114142
199393121
199297114
1991102125
1990127144
1989124142
1988122160
1987132147
1986100122
1985151186
1984150182
1983126158
1982134150
1981132149
1980112138
1979123145

Map of recent crashes in PO21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO21

The 24 most recent collisions in PO21 happened between 29 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO21

The A259 has the most collisions in PO21, 862 of 4,304 (20%), followed by the B2166 (735).

Collisions in PO21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598621,1205158
2ndB21667358737128
3rdA29140160018
4thB22595472112

Council areas covering PO21

Collisions in PO21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Arun has 4,228 of 4,304 (98%).

Collisions in PO21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArun4,2285,05429745
2ndChichester76125220

Town in PO21

Of the 4,304 collisions in PO21, 3,780 (88%) were in Bognor Regis.