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Eastergate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Eastergate, Arun, from 1979 to 2025, and 789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 120 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
585
1,054th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
789
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
120
133 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Eastergate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious12021%
  • Slight46279%

What the data shows

  • Eastergate had 81 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 100 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Eastergate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 99 children under 16 were killed or injured in Eastergate, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Eastergate.

Where Eastergate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,054th
Most casualties
1,013th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,009th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway546 (93%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph389 (66%)
  • 40 mph89 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (13%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant477 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Eastergate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Eastergate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Eastergate peaked at 26 in 1985; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202456
20231322
20221114
20211120
202067
2019610
201868
201799
201678
2015910
2014810
20131012
201289
2011810
201067
2009913
20081215
20071321
20061722
20051014
20041012
2003916
20021114
20011420
20001323
19991011
19981214
19971522
1996812
19951515
19942031
19931319
19921315
19911517
199078
19891419
19881416
19871825
19861921
19852638
19842131
19832533
19822126
19812236
19801417
19791523

Map of recent crashes in Eastergate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Eastergate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Eastergate

The 24 most recent collisions in Eastergate happened between 27 February 2023 and 12 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Eastergate

The A29 has the most collisions in Eastergate, 331 of 585 (57%), followed by the A27 (73).

Collisions in Eastergate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29331451068
2ndA2773112019
3rdB22336992110
4thB2132111411

Council areas covering Eastergate

Collisions in Eastergate were recorded in 2 council areas. Arun has 567 of 585 (97%).

Collisions in Eastergate by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArun5677643117
2ndChichester182503

Postcode districts in Eastergate

Collisions in Eastergate were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PO20 (432) and BN18 (152).