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Chichester road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1989, and 723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1988 (506), and casualties fell from 731.

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

Collisions in 1989
448
Down 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
723
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1989

3.3% of collisions in Chichester in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious9020%
  • Slight34377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight57179%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 448, down 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February40 (8.9%)
  • March37 (8.3%)
  • April27 (6%)
  • May39 (8.7%)
  • June30 (6.7%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August43 (9.6%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October27 (6%)
  • November42 (9.4%)
  • December37 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (63%)
  • Wet or damp159 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (30%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph245 (55%)
  • 70 mph43 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1574 (10%)
  • 16 to 20170 (24%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4574 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.4%)
  • Over 7535 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (53%)
  • Passenger295 (41%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (69%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1989.

Collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1989

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1989: 67, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28667136313
2ndA27669416
3rdA272315519
4thA259192814
5thA3152513
6thA283121603
7thA285121702
8thB2145122823
9thB2179121304
10thB214491500
11thB220181203
12thB214161420
13thA295904
14thB214651210
15thB21314600
16thB21334601
17thB21984602
18thB21663400
19thB21783801
20thB21382301

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1989

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 83.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1989

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1989: 103.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years