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Chichester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2015, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (349), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 2015
347
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
485
Level with 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Chichester in 2015 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8825%
  • Slight25674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10421%
  • Slight37878%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 347, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.9%)
  • February19 (5.5%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August23 (6.6%)
  • September30 (8.6%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November24 (6.9%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (71%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2%)
  • 30 mph125 (36%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph130 (37%)
  • 70 mph47 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (74%)
  • Roundabout56 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (11%)
  • Cyclist45 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (17%)
  • 56 to 6549 (10%)
  • 66 to 7539 (8%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (71%)
  • Passenger107 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (73%)
  • Motorcycle57 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 142nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2015

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2015, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2015

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2015: 49, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27496604
2ndA286334019
3rdA2592636011
4thB2145212802
5thA2722030012
6thA285162402
7thA283142905
8thB2178121501
9thB2141111505
10thB21337803
11thB21796901
12thA295803
13thB21465811
14thB21665701
15thB22014902
16thB20703601
17thB21443300
18thB21311100
19thB21381300
20thB21471100

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2015

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 73.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2015

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2015: 119.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years