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Chichester road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1998, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (508), and casualties rose from 671.

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

Collisions in 1998
504
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
697
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1998

2.8% of collisions in Chichester in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight40580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious10615%
  • Slight57783%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 504, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.3%)
  • February42 (8.3%)
  • March36 (7.1%)
  • April41 (8.1%)
  • May49 (9.7%)
  • June42 (8.3%)
  • July48 (9.5%)
  • August46 (9.1%)
  • September39 (7.7%)
  • October45 (8.9%)
  • November45 (8.9%)
  • December34 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (62%)
  • Wet or damp180 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph174 (35%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph250 (50%)
  • 70 mph49 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (82%)
  • Roundabout48 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3%)
  • 16 to 20101 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (10%)
  • 26 to 35139 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.7%)
  • Over 7533 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (64%)
  • Passenger200 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (77%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1998.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1998

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1998: 74, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2867492114
2ndA27566945
3rdA259415104
4thB2145335214
5thA272304219
6thA285223103
7thA283172803
8thA29111323
9thB213381003
10thB214481100
11thB21468901
12thB217881303
13thB217981110
14thB22017903
15thB214161203
16thB21665710
17thB219851001
18thB20703500
19thB21311200
20thB21381300

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1998

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 107.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1998

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1998: 161.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years