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Chichester road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1986, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (476), and casualties fell from 696.

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

Collisions in 1986
483
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
683
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1986

2.1% of collisions in Chichester in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious13227%
  • Slight34171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious15623%
  • Slight51776%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 483, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April34 (7%)
  • May44 (9.1%)
  • June43 (8.9%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August47 (9.7%)
  • September34 (7%)
  • October36 (7.5%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December34 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (64%)
  • Wet or damp151 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph181 (37%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph234 (48%)
  • 70 mph29 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.4%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (18%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (26%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.2%)
  • Over 7531 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (62%)
  • Passenger209 (31%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (67%)
  • Motorcycle118 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Chichester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Chichester ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1986.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1986

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1986: 81, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28681119226
2ndA277489216
3rdA3254009
4thA259212917
5thB2145202915
6thA272162309
7thA283152503
8thB2178141905
9thA285121801
10thB2133111305
11thB2146111502
12thB216681002
13thB214171003
14thB21447902
15thB217971103
16thB213151011
17thA294901
18thB21473400
19thB21983300
20thB220131101

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1986

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 87.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1986

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1986: 103.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years