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Arun road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1988, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (467), and casualties rose from 587.

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

Collisions in 1988
448
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
598
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Arun in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious10624%
  • Slight33875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight47579%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 448, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.6%)
  • February38 (8.5%)
  • March42 (9.4%)
  • April31 (6.9%)
  • May23 (5.1%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July35 (7.8%)
  • August37 (8.3%)
  • September35 (7.8%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November44 (9.8%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (66%)
  • Wet or damp142 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (61%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (24%)
  • 70 mph46 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (20%)
  • Cyclist82 (14%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (23%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (11%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6%)
  • Over 7532 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (62%)
  • Passenger163 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (65%)
  • Motorcycle119 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1988.

Collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1988

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1988: 102, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259102151321
2ndA275792018
3rdA29354508
4thB2166263402
5thB2140192305
6thA284161713
7thA24142504
8thA28091002
9thB223381102
10thB21324400
11thB22253300
12thB21391100
13thB22231100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1988

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1988: 145.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1988

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1988: 118.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years