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Arun road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1997, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1996 (481), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 1997
456
Down 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
605
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Arun in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight38284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight52186%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 456, down 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (12%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February40 (8.8%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April45 (9.9%)
  • May25 (5.5%)
  • June35 (7.7%)
  • July35 (7.7%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September36 (7.9%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November40 (8.8%)
  • December38 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (68%)
  • Wet or damp141 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (60%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph86 (19%)
  • 70 mph64 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (66%)
  • Cyclist72 (12%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7534 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (62%)
  • Passenger162 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1997.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1997

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1997: 79, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25979124013
2ndA27467525
3rdA29354506
4thB2166222805
5thA284192712
6thA24182213
7thB2140171904
8thB2233172005
9thB2187141702
10thA280132103
11thB21325601
12thB22253300

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1997

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1997: 143.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1997

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1997: 107.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years