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Arun road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1989, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1988 (448), and casualties rose from 598.

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

Collisions in 1989
521
Up 16% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
661
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Arun in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious11422%
  • Slight39476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious13921%
  • Slight50777%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 521, up 16% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (17%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.5%)
  • February44 (8.4%)
  • March45 (8.6%)
  • April30 (5.8%)
  • May49 (9.4%)
  • June48 (9.2%)
  • July44 (8.4%)
  • August45 (8.6%)
  • September47 (9%)
  • October49 (9.4%)
  • November49 (9.4%)
  • December32 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (72%)
  • Wet or damp143 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (62%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (18%)
  • 70 mph75 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (16%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (17%)
  • Cyclist102 (15%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20158 (24%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (7%)
  • Over 7553 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (66%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (65%)
  • Motorcycle118 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1989.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1989

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1989: 116, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259116144523
2ndA2770115420
3rdA293952010
4thB2166323515
5thB2233161905
6thA280151702
7thA24132210
8thB2132121702
9thB2140121404
10thA284111613
11thB22255500
12thA20131100
13thB21391100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1989

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1989: 161.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1989

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1989: 118.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years