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Chichester road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1988, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (521), and casualties rose from 719.

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

Collisions in 1988
506
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
731
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1988

3.4% of collisions in Chichester in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight36873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious16122%
  • Slight55276%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 506, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (11%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February44 (8.7%)
  • March45 (8.9%)
  • April35 (6.9%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June34 (6.7%)
  • July47 (9.3%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September33 (6.5%)
  • October44 (8.7%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December46 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (66%)
  • Wet or damp155 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (35%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph269 (53%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (14%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20188 (26%)
  • 21 to 25120 (16%)
  • 26 to 35104 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (62%)
  • Passenger216 (30%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (68%)
  • Motorcycle98 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1988.

Collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
168th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1988

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1988: 77, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28677124219
2ndA275768312
3rdA259324106
4thA272253609
5thA285233103
6thB2145213716
7thA3202732
8thA283193505
9thB2178142314
10thB2146122523
11thA29112504
12thB213371003
13thB21797711
14thB21986602
15thB21415902
16thB21314400
17thB21664400
18thB22014400
19thB21473400
20thB21382201

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1988

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 90.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1988

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1988: 119.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1988, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years