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Chichester road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2017, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (345), and casualties fell from 466.

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

Collisions in 2017
307
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
416
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2017

2.6% of collisions in Chichester in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight32077%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 307, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (18%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (9.4%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.1%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April21 (6.8%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June21 (6.8%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (67%)
  • Wet or damp94 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph109 (36%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph109 (36%)
  • 70 mph42 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (76%)
  • Roundabout42 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (15%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.3%)
  • Over 7523 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (73%)
  • Passenger89 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (73%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 153rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2017

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2017, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2017

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2017: 51, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2865165313
2ndA27375314
3rdA259334007
4thA272172414
5thB2145142401
6thA285131802
7thA283112005
8thB214171122
9thB21336713
10thB214661000
11thB217861001
12thA295604
13thB21315703
14thB21444400
15thB21383401
16thB21663401
17thB21983301
18thB21472200
19thB21792202
20thB22012300

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2017

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 56.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2017

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2017: 94.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years