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Arun road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1991, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 1990 (551), and casualties fell from 715.

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

Collisions in 1991
422
Down 23% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
563
Down 21% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1991

2.8% of collisions in Arun in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight32477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight44980%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 422, down 23% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.1%)
  • February32 (7.6%)
  • March32 (7.6%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May40 (9.5%)
  • June33 (7.8%)
  • July49 (12%)
  • August30 (7.1%)
  • September38 (9%)
  • October23 (5.5%)
  • November41 (9.7%)
  • December38 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (70%)
  • Wet or damp111 (26%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (58%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph102 (24%)
  • 70 mph48 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (56%)
  • Cyclist77 (14%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (18%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.9%)
  • Over 7528 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (60%)
  • Passenger153 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (10%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1991.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1991

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1991: 83, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25983110118
2ndA275486416
3rdA29374818
4thB2166252814
5thA280223508
6thA284172205
7thB2140121503
8thA24102413
9thB223391111
10thB21327910
11thB22253801
12thB21391200
13thB21871101

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1991

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1991: 130.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1991

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1991: 98.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1991, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years