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Chichester road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2018, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2017 (307), and casualties rose from 416.

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

Collisions in 2018
339
Up 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
470
Up 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2018

3.8% of collisions in Chichester in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight24673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious9420%
  • Slight36377%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 339, up 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.2%)
  • February28 (8.3%)
  • March30 (8.8%)
  • April32 (9.4%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August29 (8.6%)
  • September20 (5.9%)
  • October30 (8.8%)
  • November27 (8%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (74%)
  • Wet or damp83 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph126 (37%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph111 (33%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (10%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (13%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (11%)
  • 66 to 7537 (7.9%)
  • Over 7533 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (69%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (71%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 122nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2018

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2018, with 29 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2018

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2018: 53, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27536937
2ndA2864152111
3rdA272283917
4thA259263306
5thB2145182513
6thA283132314
7thA285111633
8thB2178101701
9thB213381412
10thB21797711
11thB21416704
12thA2941101
13thB22014701
14thB21383701
15thB21463400
16thB20702310
17thB21442300
18thB21472300
19thB21311101
20thB21661201

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2018

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 81.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2018

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2018: 107.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years