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Chichester road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2012, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (344), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2012
324
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
442
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2012

2.2% of collisions in Chichester in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight26381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight37485%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 324, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (25%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May21 (6.5%)
  • June19 (5.9%)
  • July24 (7.4%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October31 (9.6%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December32 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (69%)
  • Wet or damp91 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph130 (40%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph90 (28%)
  • 70 mph49 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.8%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (12%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 7531 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (71%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (71%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 175th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2012

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2012, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2012

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2012: 53, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27537517
2ndA286384514
3rdA285294819
4thA259262904
5thB2145172214
6thA272131805
7thA28381120
8thB21787800
9thB21335602
10thB21795900
11thB21414803
12thB21464802
13thB22014500
14thB21663600
15thB21983500
16thA292201
17thB20702500
18thB21312400
19thB21382200
20thB21442501

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2012

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 79.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2012

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2012: 116.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years