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Chichester road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2022, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2021 (289), and casualties rose from 378.

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

Collisions in 2022
333
Up 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
492
Up 30% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2022

0.9% of collisions in Chichester in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8726%
  • Slight24373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight38879%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 333, up 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (18%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.6%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April20 (6%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August39 (12%)
  • September24 (7.2%)
  • October30 (9%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (73%)
  • Wet or damp87 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph102 (31%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph113 (34%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (11%)
  • 66 to 7548 (9.8%)
  • Over 7529 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (68%)
  • Passenger131 (27%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (71%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 97th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2022

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2022, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2022

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2022: 50, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27508906
2ndA2864874013
3rdA259293805
4thA272243824
5thB2145202304
6thA283131603
7thA285131506
8thB214671003
9thB21787800
10thB21414603
11thB21664601
12thB20703402
13thB21333401
14thB21443301
15thB22013601
16thB21312300
17thB21792202
18thB21982300
19thA291101

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2022

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 65.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2022

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2022: 95.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years