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Arun road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1987, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (523), and casualties fell from 666.

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

Collisions in 1987
467
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
587
Down 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Arun in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious9119%
  • Slight36478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight46880%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 467, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (18%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.5%)
  • February33 (7.1%)
  • March36 (7.7%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July44 (9.4%)
  • August40 (8.6%)
  • September29 (6.2%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (62%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph286 (61%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph116 (25%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (20%)
  • Cyclist86 (15%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20144 (25%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (12%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (8.2%)
  • Over 7540 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (64%)
  • Passenger133 (23%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (65%)
  • Motorcycle123 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1987.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1987

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1987: 94, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25994122320
2ndA275785212
3rdA295168010
4thB2166374508
5thA284192307
6thB2140161701
7thB2132111313
8thB223391101
9thA28081103
10thA247702
11thA20131100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1987

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1987: 158.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1987

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1987: 130.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years