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Arun road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1979, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,627 collisions in Arun.

Collisions in 1979
440
Casualties in 1979
579
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1979

2% of collisions in Arun in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight32474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious13523%
  • Slight43575%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 440.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025275330
2024293406
2023281365
2022324430
2021258346
2020265328
2019314420
2018314406
2017300379
2016307408
2015313391
2014354458
2013303394
2012269327
2011263346
2010315394
2009338428
2008356476
2007367457
2006370475
2005372502
2004414538
2003422532
2002429551
2001432572
2000418563
1999458601
1998477616
1997456605
1996481637
1995453599
1994438586
1993392509
1992431574
1991422563
1990551715
1989521661
1988448598
1987467587
1986523666
1985543724
1984555748
1983473604
1982502649
1981495672
1980435584
1979440579

When and where crashes happen in Arun in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.5%)
  • February35 (8%)
  • March35 (8%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May42 (9.5%)
  • June27 (6.1%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September43 (9.8%)
  • October42 (9.5%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other22 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (66%)
  • Wet or damp129 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph260 (59%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph129 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (21%)
  • Cyclist83 (14%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20137 (24%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (63%)
  • Passenger141 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (60%)
  • Motorcycle126 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Arun

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Arun ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1979.

Collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1979

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1979: 112, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259112153329
2ndA275594114
3rdB2166253105
4thA29192806
5thA284182713
6thB2140151502
7thB2132121311
8thA28091101
9thB223391112
10thA248803
11thA20135501
12thB21395702
13thB22254403
14thA20311101

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1979

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1979: 144.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1979

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1979: 121.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years