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Chichester road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1997, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (512), and casualties fell from 694.

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

Collisions in 1997
508
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
671
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1997

2% of collisions in Chichester in 1997 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious11523%
  • Slight38375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12819%
  • Slight53379%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 508, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.3%)
  • February26 (5.1%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June40 (7.9%)
  • July46 (9.1%)
  • August51 (10%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October44 (8.7%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December41 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (64%)
  • Wet or damp167 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (32%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph268 (53%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (69%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20113 (17%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35134 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.1%)
  • Over 7537 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (65%)
  • Passenger173 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (76%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1997.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1997

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1997: 89, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28689117116
2ndA27485705
3rdA259445316
4thA285304918
5thA2722939110
6thB2145243206
7thB2178202706
8thA283141905
9thB2179111603
10thB2133101604
11thA2981114
12thB21417700
13thB21446903
14thB22016700
15thB20705802
16thB21465702
17thB21314403
18thB21983300
19thB21382200
20thB21661100

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1997

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 113.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1997

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1997: 148.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years