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PO20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,484 road traffic collisions in the PO20 postcode district, Chichester, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 904 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 63 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (70).

Collisions since 1979
4,484
710th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,409
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
88 people killed
Serious collisions
904
1,114 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
63
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
98
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal831.9%
  • Serious90420%
  • Slight3,49778%

What the data shows

  • PO20 had 747 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 829 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in PO20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 629 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO20, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in PO20.

Where PO20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
710th
Most casualties
608th
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
535th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday613 (14%)
  • Tuesday612 (14%)
  • Wednesday654 (15%)
  • Thursday603 (13%)
  • Friday725 (16%)
  • Saturday686 (15%)
  • Sunday591 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,237 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting898 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,105 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout141 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph19 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,592 (36%)
  • 40 mph519 (12%)
  • 50 mph122 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph1,994 (44%)
  • 70 mph236 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,691 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds447 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds84 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other86 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded51 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,286 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist768 (12%)
  • Cyclist476 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian459 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant207 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO20 peaked at 132 in 1981; 2025 had 63.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256398
202470105
202380119
202289139
202174104
202077106
201973119
201882110
20177096
20166993
201575108
20147599
201379125
20127397
201168105
201077118
200974106
2008104168
200793128
2006111159
2005113178
2004116150
2003107146
2002114161
2001126184
2000111152
1999124168
1998113162
1997116158
1996114170
1995116160
1994103147
1993102140
199288116
1991110144
199098136
198993144
1988108152
1987106147
198694136
1985106161
1984105150
1983106147
198298131
1981132175
1980101144
197988148

Map of recent crashes in PO20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO20

The 24 most recent collisions in PO20 happened between 10 August and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO20

The B2145 has the most collisions in PO20, 859 of 4,484 (19%), followed by the A259 (440).

Collisions in PO20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB21458591,25419180
2ndA2594406541182
3rdA2863806271394
4thA29325438065
5thB2166322478561
6thB2179282378966
7thB2198171256437
8thB2201160251244
9thB2233157208226
10thB2144150232225
11thA27133191418
12thA2855600
13thB21464502

Council areas covering PO20

Collisions in PO20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Chichester has 3,761 of 4,484 (84%).

Collisions in PO20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChichester3,7615,39677763
2ndArun7231,0136141

Towns in PO20

Collisions in PO20 were recorded in 6 towns, led by Selsey (479) and Eastergate (432).