Skip to main content
CrashStats

Chichester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1984, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (498), and casualties rose from 665.

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

Collisions in 1984
530
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
709
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Chichester in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious13926%
  • Slight38272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious17324%
  • Slight52674%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 530, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March42 (7.9%)
  • April27 (5.1%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June52 (9.8%)
  • July39 (7.4%)
  • August59 (11%)
  • September34 (6.4%)
  • October48 (9.1%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December50 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (68%)
  • Wet or damp159 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (40%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph252 (48%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (20%)
  • Cyclist69 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20207 (29%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.1%)
  • Over 7530 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (63%)
  • Passenger205 (29%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (65%)
  • Motorcycle150 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1984.

Collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1984

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1984: 83, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28683104028
2ndA2776104219
3rdA259394515
4thA272314419
5thA285304208
6thB2145252806
7thA283162703
8thB2178161814
9thA3111102
10thB2144101602
11thB214171214
12thB21466902
13thB213151101
14thB219851903
15thB21334612
16thB21794701
17thB21383301
18thB21473300
19thB21663300
20thA291200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1984

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 121.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1984

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1984: 153.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years