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Chichester road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2013, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (324), and casualties rose from 442.

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

Collisions in 2013
319
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
466
Up 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Chichester in 2013 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6922%
  • Slight24677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7717%
  • Slight38482%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 319, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February18 (5.6%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April17 (5.3%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June41 (13%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August31 (9.7%)
  • September30 (9.4%)
  • October24 (7.5%)
  • November22 (6.9%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (72%)
  • Wet or damp76 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph117 (37%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph98 (31%)
  • 70 mph43 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (77%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7529 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (66%)
  • Passenger131 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (71%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 174th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2013

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2013, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2013

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2013: 50, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2865076010
2ndA27435707
3rdA285244928
4thA272192716
5thB2145193101
6thA259162104
7thA283111301
8thB214691202
9thB21788902
10thB21798903
11thB21336902
12thB21986803
13thB21315710
14thB21414500
15thB21443401
16thB22012201
17thA291900
18thB20701200
19thB21381100
20thB21661300

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2013

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 67.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2013

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2013: 99.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years