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GU28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,679 road traffic collisions in the GU28 postcode district, Chichester, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 67 were fatal and 456 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,679
1,904th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,578
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
67
77 people killed
Serious collisions
456
586 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GU28

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal674%
  • Serious45627%
  • Slight1,15669%

What the data shows

  • GU28 had 247 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 304 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in GU28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 221 children under 16 were killed or injured in GU28, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in GU28.

Where GU28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,904th
Most casualties
1,816th
Most fatal collisions
757th
Most serious collisions
1,612th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday224 (13%)
  • Tuesday206 (12%)
  • Wednesday229 (14%)
  • Thursday211 (13%)
  • Friday265 (16%)
  • Saturday259 (15%)
  • Sunday285 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,253 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting390 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,618 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph318 (19%)
  • 40 mph84 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,239 (74%)
  • 70 mph28 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,365 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,847 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (12%)
  • Van occupant108 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian103 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist51 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GU28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GU28, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GU28 peaked at 56 in 2000; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251726
20241729
20232446
20222234
20212428
20202332
20193249
20183249
20171627
20164062
20152740
20143047
20133149
20123251
20112237
20103248
20093247
20083848
20072847
20063258
20053856
20045176
20034562
20023856
20014468
200056103
19994993
19983249
19973860
19964158
19952736
19944060
19934155
19923859
19914768
19905683
19893852
19883754
19873753
19863762
19853566
19844670
19833554
19824361
19813861
19805065
19795184

Map of recent crashes in GU28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GU28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GU28

The 24 most recent collisions in GU28 happened between 9 August 2024 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GU28

The A285 has the most collisions in GU28, 532 of 1,679 (32%), followed by the A283 (432).

Collisions in GU28 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28553286522144
2ndA28343268822101
3rdA27233249613110

Council area for GU28

GU28 is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. GU28 accounts for 8.4% of them.

Town in GU28

Of the 1,679 collisions in GU28, 183 (11%) were in Petworth.