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Chichester road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2014, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2013 (319), and casualties rose from 466.

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

Collisions in 2014
349
Up 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
484
Up 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2014

1.7% of collisions in Chichester in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight27278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight39782%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 349, up 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (10%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.7%)
  • February19 (5.4%)
  • March32 (9.2%)
  • April23 (6.6%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June30 (8.6%)
  • July23 (6.6%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October32 (9.2%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December27 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (71%)
  • Wet or damp89 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph142 (41%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph110 (32%)
  • 70 mph38 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (75%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Cyclist56 (12%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (8.5%)
  • Over 7532 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (71%)
  • Passenger111 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (69%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 156th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2014

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2014, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2014

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2014: 54, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2865470110
2ndA27425509
3rdA272244108
4thA259233005
5thA285232604
6thB2145192704
7thA283101502
8thB214191503
9thA2971631
10thB214671202
11thB21986702
12thB21445900
13thB21785901
14thB20704500
15thB21794402
16thB21383400
17thB22013400
18thB21312300
19thB21332201
20thB21662200

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2014

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 74.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2014

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2014: 109.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years