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Chichester road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 1999, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (504), and casualties rose from 697.

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

Collisions in 1999
539
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
754
Up 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Chichester in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight44382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10514%
  • Slight64085%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 539, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (16%)
  • Wednesday93 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.6%)
  • February27 (5%)
  • March47 (8.7%)
  • April40 (7.4%)
  • May40 (7.4%)
  • June45 (8.3%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August47 (8.7%)
  • September39 (7.2%)
  • October46 (8.5%)
  • November48 (8.9%)
  • December64 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (64%)
  • Wet or damp161 (30%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (32%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph265 (49%)
  • 70 mph71 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (78%)
  • Roundabout55 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (10%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20110 (15%)
  • 21 to 2587 (12%)
  • 26 to 35168 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5588 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.3%)
  • Over 7541 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (65%)
  • Passenger218 (29%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car752 (75%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 154th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 1999

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 1999: 72, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27729726
2ndA28668100211
3rdA259385207
4thA272385117
5thB2145283102
6thA285273207
7thA283236106
8thA29101502
9thB2144101500
10thB2178101200
11thB214691413
12thB214181101
13thB217981100
14thB219881000
15thB220171102
16thB207061003
17thB21334500
18thB21664601
19thB21383402
20thB21312301

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 1999

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 91.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 1999

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 1999: 154.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years