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Arun road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1981, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1980 (435), and casualties rose from 584.

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

Collisions in 1981
495
Up 14% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
672
Up 15% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1981

3.2% of collisions in Arun in 1981 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight37175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious14221%
  • Slight51376%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 495, up 14% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.7%)
  • February30 (6.1%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April43 (8.7%)
  • May49 (9.9%)
  • June25 (5.1%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September42 (8.5%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November38 (7.7%)
  • December33 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (68%)
  • Wet or damp147 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (60%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph124 (25%)
  • 70 mph45 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (10%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (22%)
  • Cyclist90 (13%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8%)
  • 16 to 20185 (28%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7548 (7.1%)
  • Over 7534 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (64%)
  • Passenger179 (27%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (63%)
  • Motorcycle157 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1981.

Collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1981

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1981: 102, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259102153518
2ndA2766123521
3rdA294055212
4thB2166242703
5thA284182013
6thB2140162203
7thB2132121602
8thB2233121403
9thA24111604
10thA2807922
11thA20134701
12thB22254501
13thA20311100
14thB21161100
15thB21391101

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1981

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1981: 164.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1981

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1981: 130.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years