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Chichester road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 534 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1980, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (491), and casualties rose from 734.

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

Collisions in 1980
534
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
737
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Chichester in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious13425%
  • Slight38572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious17323%
  • Slight54874%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 534, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (10%)
  • Thursday64 (12%)
  • Friday107 (20%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.7%)
  • February30 (5.6%)
  • March53 (9.9%)
  • April31 (5.8%)
  • May50 (9.4%)
  • June46 (8.6%)
  • July38 (7.1%)
  • August51 (9.6%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October52 (9.7%)
  • November49 (9.2%)
  • December44 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (63%)
  • Wet or damp183 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph229 (43%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph213 (40%)
  • 70 mph67 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (21%)
  • Cyclist85 (12%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20201 (27%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.9%)
  • Over 7534 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (63%)
  • Passenger209 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (65%)
  • Motorcycle155 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Chichester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chichester ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 174th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1980

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1980: 93, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28693122217
2ndA276193223
3rdB21453447014
4thA272284215
5thA259273824
6thA283273916
7thA285233809
8thB2178212708
9thB213191311
10thA381503
11thB214671003
12thB21336810
13thA295811
14thB21415601
15thB21665601
16thB21444400
17thB21984502
18thB22013302
19thB21382201
20thB21792300

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1980

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 119.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1980

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1980: 144.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years