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Arun road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1984, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1983 (473), and casualties rose from 604.

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

Collisions in 1984
555
Up 17% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
748
Up 24% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Arun in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious13424%
  • Slight41575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious16222%
  • Slight57977%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 555, up 17% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (4.1%)
  • February42 (7.6%)
  • March38 (6.8%)
  • April50 (9%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June39 (7%)
  • July76 (14%)
  • August52 (9.4%)
  • September47 (8.5%)
  • October40 (7.2%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December42 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (71%)
  • Wet or damp150 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph333 (60%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph136 (25%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (26%)
  • Cyclist103 (14%)
  • Pedestrian78 (10%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1569 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20207 (28%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (13%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5543 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.2%)
  • Over 7545 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (61%)
  • Passenger215 (29%)
  • Pedestrian78 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (61%)
  • Motorcycle200 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 164th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1984

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1984: 94, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25994133122
2ndA2769113219
3rdA294578012
4thB2166343907
5thA284233108
6thB2233212503
7thA280192708
8thB2140162304
9thB2132121402
10thA2491102
11thB22254501
12thA20133400

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1984

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1984: 190.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1984

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1984: 146.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years