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Chichester road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2024, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2023 (330), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 2024
275
Down 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
383
Down 21% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Chichester in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious7327%
  • Slight19671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight28775%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 275, down 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday34 (12%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.6%)
  • February15 (5.5%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April16 (5.8%)
  • May21 (7.6%)
  • June32 (12%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September25 (9.1%)
  • October25 (9.1%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December19 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (72%)
  • Wet or damp71 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph108 (39%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph83 (30%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (8.1%)
  • Over 7527 (7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (68%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (74%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 123rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2024

Chichester South, Chichester, PO19 7XL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2024, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2024

The A259 and A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2024, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA259304204
2ndA27304005
3rdA2862939011
4thB2145162605
5thA272152118
6thA285142413
7thB21787810
8thA2834701
9thA294700
10thB21444602
11thB21664500
12thB21333310
13thB21413401
14thB21473301
15thB21793301
16thB22013601
17thB21982401
18thB21381200
19thB21461201

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2024

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 53.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2024

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2024: 74.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2024, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years