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Chichester road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2007
432
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
579
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Chichester in 2007 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9221%
  • Slight33477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10017%
  • Slight47382%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 432, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.5%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March37 (8.6%)
  • April33 (7.6%)
  • May28 (6.5%)
  • June50 (12%)
  • July28 (6.5%)
  • August32 (7.4%)
  • September40 (9.3%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November40 (9.3%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (66%)
  • Wet or damp137 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph170 (39%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph155 (36%)
  • 70 mph55 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20115 (20%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 45100 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.7%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (68%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (74%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 160th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2007

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2007: 58, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27587117
2ndA286456108
3rdA259385006
4thA272263307
5thA2852141010
6thB2145182404
7thA29162405
8thA283121603
9thB2146121510
10thB2141101202
11thB217891402
12thB216681112
13thB220181300
14thB21316602
15thB21335703
16thB21444610
17thB21984500
18thB21793500
19thB20702301
20thB21382401

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years