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Barnham (Arun) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
247
1,743rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
296
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
51
54 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barnham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5121%
  • Slight19479%

What the data shows

  • Barnham had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Barnham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnham, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Barnham.

Where Barnham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,743rd
Most casualties
1,830th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (9.7%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (86%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant123 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)
  • Cyclist46 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barnham peaked at 12 in 1997; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202311
202233
202100
202034
201933
201822
201767
201633
201533
201433
201368
201245
201111
201066
200978
200856
200756
200655
200568
200477
200389
200222
200144
200055
199979
1998913
19971214
199666
1995912
199434
19931113
199247
199168
199056
198989
198835
198734
198689
198589
198478
198378
1982913
19811012
198045
1979811

Map of recent crashes in Barnham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnham

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnham happened between 11 December 2015 and 25 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnham

The B2233 has the most collisions in Barnham, 173 of 247 (70%), followed by the B2132 (11).

Collisions in Barnham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2233173202032
2ndB2132111604

Council area for Barnham

Barnham is in Arun, where police recorded 18,627 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Barnham accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode districts in Barnham

Collisions in Barnham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PO22 (236) and BN18 (11).