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Arun road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1982, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (495), and casualties fell from 672.

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

Collisions in 1982
502
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
649
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1982

2.6% of collisions in Arun in 1982 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight38376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious13621%
  • Slight50077%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 502, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.4%)
  • February21 (4.2%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April32 (6.4%)
  • May35 (7%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July58 (12%)
  • August51 (10%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October47 (9.4%)
  • November49 (9.8%)
  • December49 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds397 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (66%)
  • Wet or damp153 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph297 (59%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph121 (24%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (22%)
  • Cyclist100 (15%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (28%)
  • 21 to 2567 (10%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.7%)
  • Over 7536 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (63%)
  • Passenger167 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (61%)
  • Motorcycle157 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1982.

Collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1982

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1982: 94, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25994127321
2ndA2778124625
3rdA294353114
4thB2166273204
5thB2233182704
6thA284162012
7thB2140161901
8thA2491303
9thA20136911
10thB21326600
11thB22255501
12thA2801100
13thB11401100
14thB22231200

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1982

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1982: 176.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1982

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1982: 129.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years