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Chichester road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2023, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2022 (333), and casualties fell from 492.

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

Collisions in 2023
330
Down 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
482
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2023

2.1% of collisions in Chichester in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7824%
  • Slight24574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight37377%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 330, down 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.2%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June27 (8.2%)
  • July27 (8.2%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September31 (9.4%)
  • October28 (8.5%)
  • November30 (9.1%)
  • December25 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph112 (34%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph107 (32%)
  • 70 mph40 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (13%)
  • 66 to 7547 (9.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (70%)
  • Passenger107 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chichester ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 96th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2023

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2023, with 29 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2023

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2023: 42, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27426724
2ndA2593259010
3rdA286323509
4thA272234019
5thA285193116
6thB2145131602
7thA28382202
8thB213371001
9thB217871002
10thB21416904
11thA295610
12thB21465612
13thB22015600
14thB21384701
15thB21443400
16thB21473601
17thB21983500
18thB21662200
19thB21792600
20thB20701410

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2023

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 74.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2023

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2023: 102.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years