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Chichester road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2016, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (347), and casualties fell from 485.

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

Collisions in 2016
345
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
466
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2016

2.9% of collisions in Chichester in 2016 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious9227%
  • Slight24370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious10322%
  • Slight35376%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 345, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April33 (9.6%)
  • May32 (9.3%)
  • June30 (8.7%)
  • July32 (9.3%)
  • August31 (9%)
  • September22 (6.4%)
  • October21 (6.1%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December32 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (72%)
  • Wet or damp92 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph120 (35%)
  • 40 mph36 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph119 (34%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (74%)
  • Roundabout43 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (14%)
  • Cyclist51 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (18%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.9%)
  • Over 7531 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (72%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (70%)
  • Motorcycle64 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 146th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2016

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2016, with 29 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2016

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2016: 52, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27527219
2ndA2863749012
3rdA2723143215
4thA285233335
5thA259222705
6thB2145182203
7thA283152806
8thB2146101603
9thB21418803
10thB21785702
11thB20704702
12thB21444501
13thB22014601
14thB21333601
15thB21793301
16thB21382610
17thB21982302
18thB21661100
19thB2831101

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2016

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 74.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2016

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2016: 107.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years