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Chichester road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2011, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2010 (310), and casualties rose from 422.

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

Collisions in 2011
344
Up 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
497
Up 18% on 2010
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2011

3.2% of collisions in Chichester in 2011 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious9126%
  • Slight24270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious11423%
  • Slight37275%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 344, up 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.6%)
  • February22 (6.4%)
  • March25 (7.3%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May20 (5.8%)
  • June30 (8.7%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August25 (7.3%)
  • September46 (13%)
  • October25 (7.3%)
  • November27 (7.8%)
  • December25 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (69%)
  • Wet or damp106 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph145 (42%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph117 (34%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (14%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (16%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (10%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.6%)
  • Over 7533 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (71%)
  • Passenger111 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (71%)
  • Motorcycle66 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 172nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2011

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2011, with 38 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2011

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2011: 52, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2865271115
2ndA27507827
3rdA259293614
4thA2852233110
5thA272162308
6thB2145142815
7thB2178112012
8thA283101804
9thB214481500
10thB21416922
11thB21465800
12thB21795711
13thB20704502
14thB21334601
15thA293300
16thB21313500
17thB21663400
18thB21983300
19thB22013802
20thB21472200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2011

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 82.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2011

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2011: 115.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2011, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years