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Chichester road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2019, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (339), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2019
326
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
463
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2019

1.5% of collisions in Chichester in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8626%
  • Slight23572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10122%
  • Slight35677%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 326, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.6%)
  • February17 (5.2%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April28 (8.6%)
  • May21 (6.4%)
  • June28 (8.6%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September29 (8.9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November29 (8.9%)
  • December21 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (68%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4%)
  • 30 mph107 (33%)
  • 40 mph48 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph101 (31%)
  • 70 mph48 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Cyclist37 (8%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (16%)
  • 56 to 6562 (13%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.4%)
  • Over 7536 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (72%)
  • Passenger103 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (72%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 117th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2019

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 8GS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2019, with 36 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2019

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2019: 55, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA275579010
2ndA286446029
3rdA259345919
4thA285182506
5thB2145142003
6thA283132415
7thA272101205
8thB217891001
9thB219861510
10thB21415904
11thB22015701
12thB21334402
13thB21444600
14thB21464501
15thB21383301
16thA292401
17thB20702301
18thB21792201
19thB21311100
20thB21471201

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2019

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 74.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2019

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2019: 123.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years