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Arun road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1983, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (502), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 1983
473
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
604
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1983

3.8% of collisions in Arun in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight34874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious12821%
  • Slight45776%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 473, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.5%)
  • February33 (7%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April28 (5.9%)
  • May31 (6.6%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July61 (13%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November41 (8.7%)
  • December47 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (71%)
  • Wet or damp127 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (59%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph118 (25%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (28%)
  • Cyclist92 (15%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20172 (28%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.1%)
  • Over 7525 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (66%)
  • Passenger148 (25%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (59%)
  • Motorcycle177 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1983.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1983

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1983: 106, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259106143524
2ndA276188620
3rdA29465417
4thB2166213117
5thA284182314
6thB2233171805
7thA280111503
8thB2140101200
9thA247912
10thB21325602
11thB22254401
12thA20132301
13thB21392300
14thA2831201
15thB1551100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1983

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1983: 153.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1983

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1983: 124.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years