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Chichester road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2003, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (497), and casualties fell from 679.

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

Collisions in 2003
488
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
664
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2003

2.5% of collisions in Chichester in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight38880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious10015%
  • Slight55283%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 488, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February30 (6.1%)
  • March47 (9.6%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May34 (7%)
  • June35 (7.2%)
  • July45 (9.2%)
  • August40 (8.2%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October45 (9.2%)
  • November44 (9%)
  • December33 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (10%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (70%)
  • Wet or damp136 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph173 (35%)
  • 40 mph39 (8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph212 (43%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • Roundabout45 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (13%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35121 (18%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.8%)
  • Over 7541 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (67%)
  • Passenger170 (26%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (72%)
  • Motorcycle84 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chichester ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 154th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2003

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 8GS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2003, with 42 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2003

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2003: 69, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27699238
2ndA286649948
3rdA2853851110
4thA259323806
5thA2723135012
6thB2145274204
7thA283152213
8thB2144111301
9thA29101405
10thB214681011
11thB21417802
12thB217871202
13thB21796901
14thB22016601
15thB20704701
16thB21334801
17thB21983300
18thA23001200
19thB21311100
20thB21381100

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2003

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 103.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2003

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2003: 156.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years