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GU29 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,225
2,103rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,710
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
34 people killed
Serious collisions
272
325 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for GU29

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal292.4%
  • Serious27222%
  • Slight92475%

What the data shows

  • GU29 had 162 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 188 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in GU29 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 217 children under 16 were killed or injured in GU29, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in GU29.

Where GU29 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,103rd
Most casualties
2,104th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
2,081st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (12%)
  • Tuesday163 (13%)
  • Wednesday179 (15%)
  • Thursday197 (16%)
  • Friday205 (17%)
  • Saturday184 (15%)
  • Sunday149 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight975 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting164 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,177 (96%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph537 (44%)
  • 40 mph92 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph571 (47%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds976 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,045 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (14%)
  • Pedestrian175 (10%)
  • Cyclist81 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant52 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GU29 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GU29, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GU29 peaked at 46 in 1981; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251116
20241216
20231934
20222432
20211515
20201112
20191011
20181824
20171926
20162331
20151923
20142124
20131623
20121010
20111013
20101620
20092334
20082024
20072635
20062744
20053037
20042634
20032941
20023749
20012436
20004063
19993747
19983545
19973240
19963347
19952232
19942835
19932942
19921928
19912938
19902833
19893999
19883246
19873141
19862137
19853747
19844155
19833851
19823437
19814667
19804158
19793758

Map of recent crashes in GU29

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GU29

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GU29

The 24 most recent collisions in GU29 happened between 7 December 2023 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GU29

The A286 has the most collisions in GU29, 516 of 1,225 (42%), followed by the A272 (391).

Collisions in GU29 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28651676512104
2ndA27239153413117

Council area for GU29

GU29 is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. GU29 accounts for 6.1% of them.

Towns in GU29

Collisions in GU29 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Midhurst (390) and Easebourne (120).