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Chichester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,060 road traffic collisions in Chichester from 1979 to 2025, and 27,874 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 452 were fatal and 4,350 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 309 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (275), and casualties rose from 383 to 439.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,060
168th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27,874
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
452
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
309
Up 12% on 2024

Crash severity in Chichester

2.3% of collisions in Chichester from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4522.3%
  • Serious4,35022%
  • Slight15,25876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4921.8%
  • Serious5,29119%
  • Slight22,09179%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. In 2025 there were 309, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025309439
2024275383
2023330482
2022333492
2021289378
2020286375
2019326463
2018339470
2017307416
2016345466
2015347485
2014349484
2013319466
2012324442
2011344497
2010310422
2009357485
2008353503
2007432579
2006443631
2005496720
2004497657
2003488664
2002497679
2001503688
2000556780
1999539754
1998504697
1997508671
1996512694
1995452617
1994431592
1993431577
1992443594
1991486684
1990499680
1989448723
1988506731
1987521719
1986483683
1985476696
1984530709
1983498665
1982483629
1981531742
1980534737
1979491734

When and where crashes happen in Chichester

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,744 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,791 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,986 (15%)
  • Thursday2,907 (14%)
  • Friday3,305 (16%)
  • Saturday2,824 (14%)
  • Sunday2,503 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59604 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59251 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,751 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,370 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,728 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,753 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,833 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,770 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,468 (7.3%)
  • February1,345 (6.7%)
  • March1,574 (7.8%)
  • April1,506 (7.5%)
  • May1,754 (8.7%)
  • June1,801 (9%)
  • July1,850 (9.2%)
  • August1,873 (9.3%)
  • September1,718 (8.6%)
  • October1,755 (8.7%)
  • November1,805 (9%)
  • December1,611 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,051 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,227 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,568 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown155 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit59 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,412 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,173 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds415 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds290 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist146 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds62 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.1%)
  • Other323 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded218 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,316 (66%)
  • Wet or damp6,197 (31%)
  • Frost or ice401 (2%)
  • Snow64 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep54 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph189 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph7,305 (36%)
  • 40 mph1,455 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph325 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8,730 (44%)
  • 70 mph2,051 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,369 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,787 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout1,428 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road413 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded63 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Chichester

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,969 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist3,549 (13%)
  • Cyclist2,321 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian2,044 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant959 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant373 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)248 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant152 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant114 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant93 (0.3%)
  • Other47 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5498 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10721 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 151,288 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 205,276 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,463 (12%)
  • 26 to 354,633 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,515 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,967 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,262 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 751,664 (6%)
  • Over 751,439 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded148 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,343 (66%)
  • Passenger7,487 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,044 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,264 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,530 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2,387 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,108 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,214 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach394 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle279 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car207 (0.6%)
  • Minibus174 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle113 (0.3%)
  • Other72 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Chichester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chichester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chichester ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 168th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 97th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
165thDacorum20,19328,5752704,136
166thKing's Lynn and West Norfolk20,17429,8026155,013
167thHertsmere20,10427,8562883,202
168thChichester (this area)20,06027,8744524,350
169thTonbridge and Malling19,98326,8903743,701
170thThanet19,90125,6372543,560
171stPerth and Kinross19,87428,6898086,815

Accident hotspots in Chichester

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester, with 759 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 129 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester from 1979 to 2025: 2,955, including 65 fatal and 599 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2862,9554,00765599
2ndA272,5793,61463417
3rdA2591,4131,90119277
4thA2721,2241,76241368
5thA2851,0651,58729258
6thB21451,0411,48020214
7thA2836861,08225161
8thB21784696396102
9thB21463174681171
10thB2133287389886
11thB2179283380966
12thB214128242314103
13thA292814611584
14thB2144267371246
15thB2201182275250
16thB2166175240431
17thB2198172257437
18thA31702601245
19thB2131153222836
20thB2070103167530

Towns in Chichester

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,194.

Postcode districts in Chichester

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester from 1979 to 2025: 5,740.

Latest crashes in Chichester

Of the latest 24 crashes in Chichester, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity