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Chichester road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1983, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (483), and casualties rose from 629.

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

Collisions in 1983
498
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
665
Up 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1983

3.2% of collisions in Chichester in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious11924%
  • Slight36373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious15223%
  • Slight49775%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 498, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.4%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March37 (7.4%)
  • April26 (5.2%)
  • May46 (9.2%)
  • June54 (11%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September37 (7.4%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December35 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (72%)
  • Wet or damp129 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (37%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph263 (53%)
  • 70 mph25 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (25%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20212 (32%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.1%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (62%)
  • Passenger183 (28%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (61%)
  • Motorcycle163 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1983.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1983

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1983: 84, including 5 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28684106510
2ndA275684314
3rdB21452941010
4thA259263218
5thB2178263305
6thA272233506
7thA285233106
8thA283161712
9thB2133151916
10thA3132124
11thB2179101303
12thB214691502
13thA2981314
14thB21447701
15thB22016714
16thB21414501
17thB21313400
18thB21383300
19thB21663400
20thB21983301

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1983

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 109.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1983

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1983: 132.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years