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Arun road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1990, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1989 (521), and casualties rose from 661.

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

Collisions in 1990
551
Up 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
715
Up 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Arun in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious10619%
  • Slight43679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious12517%
  • Slight57480%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 551, up 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.3%)
  • February38 (6.9%)
  • March39 (7.1%)
  • April46 (8.3%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June50 (9.1%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August43 (7.8%)
  • September50 (9.1%)
  • October50 (9.1%)
  • November49 (8.9%)
  • December44 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (72%)
  • Wet or damp143 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph325 (59%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph117 (21%)
  • 70 mph80 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.3%)
  • 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 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (13%)
  • Cyclist90 (13%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (25%)
  • 21 to 2587 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (7%)
  • Over 7538 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (60%)
  • Passenger203 (28%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (69%)
  • Motorcycle93 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had the 174th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1990

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1990: 100, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259100129215
2ndA2776111115
3rdA29385219
4thB2166293614
5thA24284207
6thA284212501
7thA280182803
8thB2140161902
9thB2233131515
10thB2132121712
11thB22259904
12thA20134701
13thB21392301

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1990

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1990: 159.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1990

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1990: 124.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1990, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years