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Chichester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2005, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (497), and casualties rose from 657.

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

Collisions in 2005
496
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
720
Up 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2005

2.8% of collisions in Chichester in 2005 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10922%
  • Slight37375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious13619%
  • Slight56679%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 496, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.7%)
  • February37 (7.5%)
  • March30 (6%)
  • April37 (7.5%)
  • May36 (7.3%)
  • June62 (13%)
  • July32 (6.5%)
  • August47 (9.5%)
  • September48 (9.7%)
  • October40 (8.1%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December44 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (68%)
  • Wet or damp152 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph169 (34%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph214 (43%)
  • 70 mph55 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (10%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian34 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20129 (18%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (16%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5579 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.6%)
  • Over 7542 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (67%)
  • Passenger204 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (75%)
  • Motorcycle71 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 137th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2005

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2005, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2005

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2005: 72, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28672103119
2ndA27609429
3rdA2723649312
4thA259344607
5thA285233923
6thB2145172606
7thB2146142422
8thA283131903
9thA29111103
10thB213381002
11thB217881002
12thB217981214
13thB20705902
14thB21315802
15thB21474500
16thB21664500
17thB21984501
18thB21413502
19thB21443601
20thB22013801

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2005

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 83.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2005

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2005: 127.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years