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Chichester road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1979, and 734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,060 collisions in Chichester.

Collisions in 1979
491
Casualties in 1979
734
Fatal collisions
15
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Chichester in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious12726%
  • Slight34971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious18325%
  • Slight53373%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 491.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.5%)
  • February27 (5.5%)
  • March33 (6.7%)
  • April26 (5.3%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June46 (9.4%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September48 (9.8%)
  • October42 (8.6%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December58 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Other16 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (59%)
  • Wet or damp155 (32%)
  • Frost or ice35 (7.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (34%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph211 (43%)
  • 70 mph88 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (19%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian43 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20186 (25%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35111 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (60%)
  • Passenger252 (34%)
  • Pedestrian43 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (66%)
  • Motorcycle129 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Chichester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chichester ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1979.

Collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1979

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1979: 76, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28676106316
2ndA276291215
3rdA272446409
4thA2853047012
5thA259223827
6thB2145213719
7thB2178131705
8thA283111914
9thA3102215
10thB214191301
11thB21337701
12thA296700
13thB21446703
14thB21466701
15thB22016903
16thB21665600
17thB21314511
18thB21794600
19thB21383901
20thB21472200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1979

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 94.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1979

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1979: 113.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1979, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years