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Chichester road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1996, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1995 (452), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 1996
512
Up 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
694
Up 12% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1996

1.8% of collisions in Chichester in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight42182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight58584%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 512, up 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.4%)
  • February42 (8.2%)
  • March28 (5.5%)
  • April48 (9.4%)
  • May48 (9.4%)
  • June48 (9.4%)
  • July48 (9.4%)
  • August37 (7.2%)
  • September42 (8.2%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November40 (7.8%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (70%)
  • Wet or damp141 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (35%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph253 (49%)
  • 70 mph56 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (80%)
  • Roundabout53 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (69%)
  • Cyclist68 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20112 (16%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.8%)
  • Over 7540 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (64%)
  • Passenger194 (28%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 170th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1996

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1996: 69, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28669102210
2ndA27627905
3rdA259465714
4thB2145314513
5thA285253104
6thA283223114
7thA272202714
8thB2179151702
9thB2178121802
10thB216691302
11thB220181103
12thA297701
13thB21337901
14thB214161104
15thB21446901
16thB21466801
17thB21315501
18thB20704401
19thB21474501
20thB21984901

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1996

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 113.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1996

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1996: 161.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1996, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years