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Arun road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1980, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (440), and casualties rose from 579.

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

Collisions in 1980
435
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
584
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Arun in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11025%
  • Slight31773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight43775%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 435, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.5%)
  • February20 (4.6%)
  • March28 (6.4%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May40 (9.2%)
  • June32 (7.4%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August51 (12%)
  • September55 (13%)
  • October32 (7.4%)
  • November34 (7.8%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (66%)
  • Wet or damp133 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph279 (64%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph68 (16%)
  • 70 mph68 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (27%)
  • Cyclist81 (14%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20170 (29%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (7.7%)
  • Over 7532 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (65%)
  • Passenger145 (25%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (60%)
  • Motorcycle166 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Arun

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Arun ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1980.

Collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1980

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1980: 102, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259102145124
2ndA274671215
3rdA293449010
4thB2140183303
5thA2841723010
6thB2166141401
7thA24111402
8thA280101504
9thB21328913
10thB222581201
11thB223381002
12thA20134821
13thB21392201
14thB21331100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1980

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1980: 152.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1980

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1980: 111.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years