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Chichester road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1987, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (483), and casualties rose from 683.

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

Collisions in 1987
521
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
719
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
20
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1987

3.8% of collisions in Chichester in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.8%
  • Serious13426%
  • Slight36770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.1%
  • Serious16323%
  • Slight53474%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 521, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday99 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.4%)
  • February33 (6.3%)
  • March48 (9.2%)
  • April47 (9%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June49 (9.4%)
  • July35 (6.7%)
  • August47 (9%)
  • September44 (8.4%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November46 (8.8%)
  • December37 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (61%)
  • Wet or damp183 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (35%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph276 (53%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (16%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20174 (24%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 45103 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (66%)
  • Passenger187 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (67%)
  • Motorcycle114 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 166th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1987

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1987: 87, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2787116220
2ndA2866887411
3rdB21453242011
4thA272253316
5thA285254108
6thA259223305
7thA3192715
8thA283163336
9thB2178162106
10thB2133111503
11thB2144101312
12thA2981310
13thB214181512
14thB21316802
15thB21666801
16thB21465603
17thB21795611
18thB21383501
19thB21983400
20thB21472400

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1987

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 94.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1987

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1987: 119.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years