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PO19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,742 road traffic collisions in the PO19 postcode district, Chichester, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,048 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 913 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 109 collisions, up 47% on 2024 (74).

Collisions since 1979
5,742
376th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,048
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
48 people killed
Serious collisions
913
995 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
109
Up 47% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
139
Up 58% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal460.8%
  • Serious91316%
  • Slight4,78383%

What the data shows

  • PO19 had 990 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 1,122 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in PO19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 670 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO19, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in PO19.

Where PO19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
376th
Most casualties
469th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
521st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday818 (14%)
  • Tuesday858 (15%)
  • Wednesday978 (17%)
  • Thursday897 (16%)
  • Friday996 (17%)
  • Saturday713 (12%)
  • Sunday482 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,597 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit907 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,224 (56%)
  • Roundabout1,151 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway1,000 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road350 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph151 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph3,712 (65%)
  • 40 mph176 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph39 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph472 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph1,190 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,811 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds564 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds88 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other73 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded87 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,567 (51%)
  • Cyclist1,214 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist976 (14%)
  • Pedestrian917 (13%)
  • Van occupant161 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO19 peaked at 161 in 1998; 2025 had 109.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 109
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025109139
20247488
2023102139
202295143
2021101131
20207896
2019123155
2018107132
201794119
2016107132
2015119143
2014109138
201399126
2012116142
2011115151
201094116
2009120144
200896118
2007123153
2006131166
2005127162
2004157197
2003156198
2002138168
2001139164
2000157196
1999154185
1998161199
1997148177
1996161203
1995139168
1994116141
1993129151
1992128156
1991117139
1990128140
1989103120
1988119140
1987119138
1986103119
1985136172
1984153178
1983132164
1982124144
1981129152
1980144172
1979113134

Map of recent crashes in PO19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO19

The 24 most recent collisions in PO19 happened between 26 September and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO19

The A27 has the most collisions in PO19, 1,534 of 5,742 (27%), followed by the A286 (1,278).

Collisions in PO19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA271,5342,07419209
2ndA2861,2781,45412209
3rdA259537646182
4thB2178348451367
5thA285265318256
6thB2145177220133
7thB2144116136020
8thB2201222406

Council area for PO19

PO19 is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PO19 accounts for 29% of them.

Towns in PO19

Collisions in PO19 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Chichester (4,112) and Fishbourne, Chichester (179).