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Chichester road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1985, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (530), and casualties fell from 709.

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

Collisions in 1985
476
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
696
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1985

2.5% of collisions in Chichester in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious11624%
  • Slight34873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious14821%
  • Slight53477%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 476, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.2%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (64%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (44%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph221 (46%)
  • 70 mph19 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (18%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (26%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.2%)
  • Over 7528 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (59%)
  • Passenger218 (31%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (65%)
  • Motorcycle120 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1985.

Collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1985

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1985: 85, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28685102219
2ndA2776127217
3rdA285264506
4thA2722541110
5thA259223615
6thB2145192804
7thB2178182004
8thB2179182516
9thA283121504
10thB2146111401
11thA391102
12thB213391711
13thB214481001
14thB214161411
15thA294810
16thB21313510
17thB21663601
18thB22013802
19thB21382301
20thB21982200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1985

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 111.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1985

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1985: 136.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years