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Arun road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Arun in 1999, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (477), and casualties fell from 616.

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

Collisions in 1999
458
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
601
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Arun in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Arun in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Arun from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight39185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight52287%

Arun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 555 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 458, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (17%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April33 (7.2%)
  • May38 (8.3%)
  • June43 (9.4%)
  • July43 (9.4%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October44 (9.6%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December36 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (70%)
  • Wet or damp125 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (60%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph93 (20%)
  • 70 mph60 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (16%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Arun in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (62%)
  • Cyclist84 (14%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (63%)
  • Passenger148 (25%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Arun in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Arun had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1999.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Arun with the most crashes in 1999

The A259 had the most collisions in Arun in 1999: 92, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Arun, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2599212629
2ndA27416608
3rdA29323834
4thA280182101
5thA284182903
6thB2166161802
7thB2140142104
8thB2187141501
9thA24131812
10thB2233111500
11thB21328903
12thB21393400
13thA20321100
14thA2821101
15thA2851200
16thA42121100
17thB22201310
18thB22251100

Towns in Arun: crashes in 1999

Bognor Regis had the most collisions of any town in Arun in 1999: 136.

Postcode districts in Arun: crashes in 1999

PO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Arun in 1999: 103.

Latest crashes in Arun in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Arun in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1999.

Severity

Arun road accidents in other years