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Chichester road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1990, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1989 (448), and casualties fell from 723.

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

Collisions in 1990
499
Up 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
680
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Chichester in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight39279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11717%
  • Slight55582%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 499, up 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March42 (8.4%)
  • April47 (9.4%)
  • May31 (6.2%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July62 (12%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September32 (6.4%)
  • October44 (8.8%)
  • November44 (8.8%)
  • December30 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (67%)
  • Wet or damp157 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (36%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph264 (53%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (11%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20120 (18%)
  • 21 to 25116 (17%)
  • 26 to 35119 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.6%)
  • Over 7534 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (62%)
  • Passenger201 (30%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (72%)
  • Motorcycle77 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1990.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1990

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1990: 100, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286100132216
2ndA275272010
3rdA259364518
4thA285355507
5thB2145283706
6thA272233518
7thA283132203
8thB2178101401
9thA2961101
10thA351012
11thB214151303
12thB21465601
13thB21665501
14thB21795810
15thB21314401
16thB21334500
17thB21444401
18thB22014400
19thB21383300
20thB21982200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1990

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 106.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1990

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1990: 128.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1990.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years