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Arun road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1998, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (456), and casualties rose from 605.

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

Collisions in 1998
477
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
616
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Arun in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight40785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight53286%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 477, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday84 (18%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.5%)
  • February36 (7.5%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May45 (9.4%)
  • June47 (9.9%)
  • July28 (5.9%)
  • August46 (9.6%)
  • September39 (8.2%)
  • October39 (8.2%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (64%)
  • Wet or damp161 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (58%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph113 (24%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (63%)
  • Cyclist84 (14%)
  • Pedestrian62 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7%)
  • 16 to 20108 (18%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7539 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (69%)
  • Passenger131 (21%)
  • Pedestrian62 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (10%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1998.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1998

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1998: 84, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2598411125
2ndA27487636
3rdA29395838
4thB2140232403
5thB2166212801
6thB2233192501
7thA284172413
8thB2132161901
9thA280141712
10thB2187141411
11thA24121504
12thB22255702
13thB21393500
14thB21371200

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1998

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1998: 138.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1998

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1998: 105.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years