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Chichester road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2008, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (432), and casualties fell from 579.

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

Collisions in 2008
353
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
503
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2008

3.1% of collisions in Chichester in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious6920%
  • Slight27377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious8417%
  • Slight40781%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 353, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.8%)
  • February32 (9.1%)
  • March37 (10%)
  • April29 (8.2%)
  • May41 (12%)
  • June32 (9.1%)
  • July23 (6.5%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September31 (8.8%)
  • October26 (7.4%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December18 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (67%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph131 (37%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph136 (39%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.6%)
  • Over 7528 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (66%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (74%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2008.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2008

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2008, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2008

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2008: 49, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2864976110
2ndA27374334
3rdA272273917
4thB2145263912
5thA285192114
6thA259172915
7thA283152003
8thB213381401
9thB214681404
10thB214471502
11thB21786800
12thB21795700
13thB213141212
14thB21414503
15thB21984601
16thA293701
17thB21662200
18thB22012300
19thB21381101
20thB21471100

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2008

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 70.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2008

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2008: 96.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2008, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years