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Chichester road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2001, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (556), and casualties fell from 780.

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

Collisions in 2001
503
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
688
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Chichester in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8817%
  • Slight40781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious10015%
  • Slight57884%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 503, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.7%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March34 (6.8%)
  • April32 (6.4%)
  • May43 (8.5%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September46 (9.1%)
  • October41 (8.2%)
  • November44 (8.7%)
  • December32 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (65%)
  • Wet or damp151 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph170 (34%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph242 (48%)
  • 70 mph56 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant42 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist41 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20109 (16%)
  • 21 to 2567 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35119 (17%)
  • 36 to 4599 (14%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.8%)
  • Over 7537 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (65%)
  • Passenger189 (27%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chichester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chichester ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 165th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2001

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2001, with 50 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2001

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2001: 67, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286679428
2ndA27577506
3rdA259354206
4thA2722948110
5thA285273403
6thB2145274004
7thA283213621
8thB2198121914
9thB2146111705
10thB2178111203
11thB2179101401
12thB213391004
13thB213881403
14thB21416811
15thB21446601
16thA295801
17thB21665901
18thB21474400
19thB20703501
20thB22012200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2001

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 99.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2001

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2001: 137.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years