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Chichester road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1982, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1981 (531), and casualties fell from 742.

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

Collisions in 1982
483
Down 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
629
Down 15% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Chichester in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious10923%
  • Slight36475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious13121%
  • Slight48577%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 483, down 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.4%)
  • February28 (5.8%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May45 (9.3%)
  • June37 (7.7%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August45 (9.3%)
  • September41 (8.5%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December34 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (65%)
  • Wet or damp157 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (34%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph273 (57%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (22%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20197 (31%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (63%)
  • Passenger165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (66%)
  • Motorcycle140 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1982.

Collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1982

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1982: 94, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28694118121
2ndA275983418
3rdA272345026
4thA259273506
5thA2852530011
6thB2145243205
7thA283213212
8thB2178111403
9thA2981503
10thA381012
11thB213181012
12thB21337901
13thB214171203
14thB21797803
15thB21464601
16thB21663300
17thB21442201
18thB21472200
19thB21982201

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1982

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 98.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1982

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1982: 124.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years