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Chichester road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Chichester in 2025, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2024 (275), and casualties rose from 383.

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

Collisions in 2025
309
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
439
Up 15% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Chichester in 2025

1% of collisions in Chichester in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Chichester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious9330%
  • Slight21369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious10524%
  • Slight33175%

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 556 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 309, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February24 (7.8%)
  • March26 (8.4%)
  • April25 (8.1%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June22 (7.1%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September25 (8.1%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November24 (7.8%)
  • December19 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (72%)
  • Wet or damp81 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 30 mph107 (35%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph95 (31%)
  • 70 mph41 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chichester in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.6%)
  • Over 7532 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (71%)
  • Passenger99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chichester in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chichester had the 104th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chichester in 2025

Chichester Central, Chichester, PO19 1YA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chichester in 2025, with 33 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Chichester with the most crashes in 2025

The A27 had the most collisions in Chichester in 2025: 45, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chichester, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27456406
2ndA286404928
3rdA259283308
4thA272193205
5thA285182607
6thB2145132400
7thB217891503
8thA2836802
9thA295902
10thB21335501
11thB213851101
12thB21465902
13thB21414402
14thB22014703
15thB21663503
16thB21793302
17thB21982300
18thB20701100
19thB21311301
20thB21471100

Towns in Chichester: crashes in 2025

Chichester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 75.

Postcode districts in Chichester: crashes in 2025

PO19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chichester in 2025: 109.

Latest crashes in Chichester in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Chichester in 2025, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Chichester road accidents in other years