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Arun road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1996, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (453), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 1996
481
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
637
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1996

2.1% of collisions in Arun in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight38881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight52883%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 481, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.4%)
  • February43 (8.9%)
  • March43 (8.9%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May31 (6.4%)
  • June40 (8.3%)
  • July28 (5.8%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September38 (7.9%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November43 (8.9%)
  • December44 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (69%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (56%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph112 (23%)
  • 70 mph65 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (61%)
  • Cyclist93 (15%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.5%)
  • Over 7541 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (65%)
  • Passenger154 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (10%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1996.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1996

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1996: 89, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25989117417
2ndA27578417
3rdA29375623
4thA24222915
5thB2140222517
6thA284202802
7thB2166202312
8thA280193104
9thB2233141602
10thB2187131402
11thB213291405
12thB22253301
13thB22231100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1996

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1996: 142.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1996

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1996: 103.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1996, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years