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Chichester road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2021, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (286), and casualties rose from 375.

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

Collisions in 2021
289
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
378
Up 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2021

2.4% of collisions in Chichester in 2021 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious8931%
  • Slight19367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight27673%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 289, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (19%)
  • Thursday31 (11%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.2%)
  • February29 (10%)
  • March16 (5.5%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May28 (9.7%)
  • June28 (9.7%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August21 (7.3%)
  • September25 (8.7%)
  • October27 (9.3%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (74%)
  • Wet or damp74 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph121 (42%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph78 (27%)
  • 70 mph38 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (60%)
  • Cyclist59 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (10%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2038 (10%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3575 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.1%)
  • Over 7523 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (75%)
  • Passenger64 (17%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 114th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2021

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2021, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2021

The A286 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2021: 44, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2864456214
2ndA27426129
3rdA259273905
4thA272172118
5thB2145141707
6thA285121404
7thB21787901
8thA2836602
9thB21446601
10thB20704703
11thB21793303
12thA292400
13thB21312600
14thB21332202
15thB21412302
16thB21461100
17thB21471400
18thB21661100
19thB21981100
20thB22011100

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2021

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 77.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2021

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2021: 101.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2021, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2021.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years