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Chichester road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1991, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (499), and casualties rose from 680.

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

Collisions in 1991
486
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
684
Up 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Chichester in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight38479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious12618%
  • Slight55181%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 486, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February34 (7%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April38 (7.8%)
  • May46 (9.5%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August42 (8.6%)
  • September39 (8%)
  • October33 (6.8%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December44 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (61%)
  • Wet or damp163 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (34%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph252 (52%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (17%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (17%)
  • 36 to 4599 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.7%)
  • Over 7533 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (61%)
  • Passenger209 (31%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 175th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1991

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1991: 64, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286648629
2ndA27507209
3rdA259375705
4thB2145364608
5thA272343818
6thA285223225
7thA283162504
8thA3112012
9thB2133101102
10thA2991804
11thB214491402
12thB217891602
13thB217991301
14thB214181504
15thB21315601
16thB216651101
17thB21985500
18thB21463400
19thB22013300
20thB21382401

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1991

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 85.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1991

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1991: 117.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years