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Rustington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,419 road traffic collisions in Rustington, Arun, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,942 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 434 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,419
398th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,942
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
34 people killed
Serious collisions
434
481 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Rustington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.3%
  • Serious43418%
  • Slight1,95381%

What the data shows

  • Rustington had 393 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 470 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Rustington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 374 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rustington, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Rustington.

Where Rustington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
398th
Most casualties
407th
Most fatal collisions
323rd
Most serious collisions
381st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday344 (14%)
  • Tuesday371 (15%)
  • Wednesday354 (15%)
  • Thursday395 (16%)
  • Friday436 (18%)
  • Saturday324 (13%)
  • Sunday195 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,899 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit395 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,806 (75%)
  • Roundabout303 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph31 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,730 (72%)
  • 40 mph84 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph200 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph200 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph171 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,989 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other35 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,390 (47%)
  • Cyclist559 (19%)
  • Pedestrian454 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist424 (14%)
  • Van occupant47 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rustington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rustington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rustington peaked at 78 in 1998; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253235
20243237
20233340
20224047
20212830
20203646
20194661
20185560
20175158
20164049
20154758
20145762
20134657
20123540
20112226
20105258
20095566
20084555
20076369
20064863
20054250
20045771
20034653
20025566
20014558
20005663
199977100
19987892
19976174
19966780
19955571
19944558
19934761
19924455
19915570
19907687
19897690
19886477
19875971
19866485
19856086
19846273
19835165
19825162
19815568
19805776
19795163

Map of recent crashes in Rustington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rustington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rustington

The 24 most recent collisions in Rustington happened between 24 April and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rustington

The A259 has the most collisions in Rustington, 692 of 2,419 (29%), followed by the B2140 (505).

Collisions in Rustington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25969293817128
2ndB2140505577596
3rdA280147183126
4thB2187125145114
5thB22258699123

Council areas covering Rustington

Collisions in Rustington were recorded in 2 council areas. Arun has 2,405 of 2,419 (99%).

Collisions in Rustington by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stArun2,4052,92631434
2ndWorthing81010

Postcode districts in Rustington

Collisions in Rustington were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BN16 (2,151) and BN12 (267).