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Chichester road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1981, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (534), and casualties rose from 737.

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

Collisions in 1981
531
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
742
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1981

3.4% of collisions in Chichester in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.4%
  • Serious13826%
  • Slight37571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious18325%
  • Slight53973%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 531, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.7%)
  • February41 (7.7%)
  • March50 (9.4%)
  • April38 (7.2%)
  • May36 (6.8%)
  • June37 (7%)
  • July50 (9.4%)
  • August52 (9.8%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October39 (7.3%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December36 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (63%)
  • Wet or damp179 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph205 (39%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph273 (51%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (21%)
  • Cyclist70 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20225 (30%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (64%)
  • Passenger207 (28%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (65%)
  • Motorcycle152 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 168th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
168th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1981

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1981: 104, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286104130124
2ndA275899414
3rdA272335438
4thB2145324026
5thA2593137210
6thA2852638010
7thB2141111813
8thA283101412
9thB217891602
10thA2981323
11thA381112
12thB214481004
13thB21317903
14thB213371001
15thB21467801
16thB21796800
17thB21985603
18thB21383511
19thB21663301
20thB21472200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1981

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 113.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1981

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1981: 129.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1981, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years