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Chichester road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2000, and 780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (539), and casualties rose from 754.

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

Collisions in 2000
556
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
780
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2000

1.3% of collisions in Chichester in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight46784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10213%
  • Slight67186%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 556, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.5%)
  • February43 (7.7%)
  • March48 (8.6%)
  • April38 (6.8%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June47 (8.5%)
  • July47 (8.5%)
  • August41 (7.4%)
  • September55 (9.9%)
  • October54 (9.7%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December42 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (59%)
  • Wet or damp216 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph181 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph268 (48%)
  • 70 mph69 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (11%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20116 (15%)
  • 21 to 2579 (10%)
  • 26 to 35161 (21%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.1%)
  • Over 7547 (6%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (67%)
  • Passenger214 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (76%)
  • Motorcycle97 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Chichester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Chichester ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 143rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2000

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2000: 82, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28682103010
2ndA277010707
3rdA2724369110
4thA285377307
5thA259364813
6thA283314027
7thB2145243204
8thA29101702
9thB216691111
10thB217891202
11thB20707810
12thB21446802
13thB21315601
14thB21795600
15thB22015500
16thB21334502
17thB21414401
18thB21464401
19thB21474601
20thB21983300

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2000

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 109.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2000

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2000: 157.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Chichester road accidents in other years