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PO22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,663 road traffic collisions in the PO22 postcode district, Arun, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 510 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, up 39% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
2,663
1,446th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,378
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
47 people killed
Serious collisions
510
562 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Up 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.8%
  • Serious51019%
  • Slight2,10679%

What the data shows

  • PO22 had 409 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 453 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in PO22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 468 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO22, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in PO22.

Where PO22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,446th
Most casualties
1,531st
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,463rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday424 (16%)
  • Tuesday398 (15%)
  • Wednesday393 (15%)
  • Thursday413 (16%)
  • Friday444 (17%)
  • Saturday331 (12%)
  • Sunday260 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,992 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit473 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,082 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway347 (13%)
  • Roundabout202 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph21 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,866 (70%)
  • 40 mph371 (14%)
  • 50 mph71 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph263 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph70 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,189 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds279 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other41 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,757 (52%)
  • Cyclist582 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist489 (14%)
  • Pedestrian391 (12%)
  • Van occupant61 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO22 peaked at 90 in 1984; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 50
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255064
20243649
20233948
20224769
20212535
20204455
20194357
20184859
20173238
20164561
20154362
20145066
20133946
20122733
20114053
20104358
20095164
20084150
20075264
20066786
20055675
20045165
20036579
20025160
20016478
20005877
19996184
19986792
19977496
19967382
19957489
19945869
19936180
19927997
19916683
19906681
19897587
19885975
19876380
19866880
198583102
198490119
19836782
19827895
19817091
19806890
19795673

Map of recent crashes in PO22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO22

The 24 most recent collisions in PO22 happened between 31 July and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO22

The A259 has the most collisions in PO22, 713 of 2,663 (27%), followed by the A29 (589).

Collisions in PO22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25971395915133
2ndA2958981816123
3rdB2233186219135
4thB2132116131415
5thB22593341210

Council areas covering PO22

Collisions in PO22 were recorded in 2 council areas. Arun has 2,652 of 2,663 (99.6%).

Collisions in PO22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArun2,6523,36547509
2ndChichester101201

Towns in PO22

Collisions in PO22 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bognor Regis (1,805) and Barnham, Arun (236).