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Arun road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1986, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (543), and casualties fell from 724.

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

Collisions in 1986
523
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
666
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Arun in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious12023%
  • Slight39676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious13721%
  • Slight52178%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 523, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday89 (17%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.6%)
  • February23 (4.4%)
  • March43 (8.2%)
  • April53 (10%)
  • May50 (9.6%)
  • June44 (8.4%)
  • July49 (9.4%)
  • August36 (6.9%)
  • September31 (5.9%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November42 (8%)
  • December48 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (63%)
  • Wet or damp170 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph319 (61%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph124 (24%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (24%)
  • Cyclist89 (13%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20191 (29%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6.8%)
  • Over 7545 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (64%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian81 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (63%)
  • Motorcycle159 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Minibus11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Arun

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

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How Arun ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1986.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1986

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1986: 91, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25991121320
2ndA276898116
3rdA294565110
4thB21663238012
5thA284243006
6thB2233172102
7thB2140162105
8thA280141602
9thB2132101103
10thA247800
11thB22254402
12thA20131101

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1986

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1986: 137.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1986

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1986: 99.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years