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Chichester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2004, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (488), and casualties fell from 664.

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

Collisions in 2004
497
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
657
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2004

2.4% of collisions in Chichester in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight42185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight57387%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 497, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (18%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday71 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March36 (7.2%)
  • April53 (11%)
  • May36 (7.2%)
  • June35 (7%)
  • July38 (7.6%)
  • August51 (10%)
  • September44 (8.9%)
  • October36 (7.2%)
  • November46 (9.3%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (64%)
  • Wet or damp167 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Mud4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph202 (41%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph192 (39%)
  • 70 mph50 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (12%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20111 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (16%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.6%)
  • Over 7538 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (69%)
  • Passenger158 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car675 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 139th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2004

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2004, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2004

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2004: 65, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2866583011
2ndA27617904
3rdA259333803
4thA272314502
5thB2145304203
6thA285295714
7thA283263643
8thB2178131813
9thB2146121401
10thB2133101404
11thB214191122
12thB216671304
13thB22016911
14thB207051001
15thB21445801
16thB21795501
17thA294501
18thB21984511
19thB21383300
20thB21472200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2004

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 114.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2004

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2004: 157.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years