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A285 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,068 collisions on the A285 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,591 casualties. Of those crashes, 29 were fatal and 258 serious, and 34 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 18 collisions on the A285, up 29% from 14 in 2024, with 26 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
1,068
1,026th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,591
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
34 people killed
Serious collisions
258
332 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity on the A285

On the A285, 2.7% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal292.7%
  • Serious25824%
  • Slight78173%

Where the A285 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,026th
Most casualties
930th
Most fatal collisions
697th
Most serious collisions
833rd

A285 accidents by year

Collisions on the A285 peaked at 38 in 2003 and were down to 18 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A285, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251826
20241424
20231931
20221315
20211214
20201726
20191825
20181116
20171318
20162333
20151624
20142326
20132449
20122948
20112233
20101424
20092636
20081921
20072141
20061933
20052339
20042957
20033851
20023749
20012734
20003773
19992834
19982231
19973150
19962531
19952025
19942124
19932331
19922434
19912232
19903555
19891217
19882331
19872541
19861218
19852645
19843042
19832331
19822530
19812638
19802338
19793047

When crashes happen on the A285

Friday has the most collisions on the A285 (175), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (261).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (12%)
  • Wednesday150 (14%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday175 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (15%)
  • Sunday158 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am27 (2.5%)
  • 3am to 6am14 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am111 (10%)
  • 9am to noon166 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm208 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm261 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm179 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight102 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.9%)
  • February58 (5.4%)
  • March85 (8%)
  • April89 (8.3%)
  • May99 (9.3%)
  • June85 (8%)
  • July96 (9%)
  • August107 (10%)
  • September99 (9.3%)
  • October70 (6.6%)
  • November114 (11%)
  • December82 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight772 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting197 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A285 crashes

On the A285, 56% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 68% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph339 (32%)
  • 40 mph103 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph597 (56%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds885 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Other26 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry730 (68%)
  • Wet or damp314 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway940 (88%)
  • Roundabout74 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A285 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the A285, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,062 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (15%)
  • Cyclist93 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian71 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant47 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Other28 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,409 (73%)
  • Motorcycle230 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus16 (0.8%)
  • Other25 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1574 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20265 (17%)
  • 21 to 25185 (12%)
  • 26 to 35286 (18%)
  • 36 to 45199 (13%)
  • 46 to 55185 (12%)
  • 56 to 65117 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75107 (6.7%)
  • Over 7586 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,027 (65%)
  • Passenger493 (31%)
  • Pedestrian71 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A285

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A285

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A285 crashes by council area

Of the 1,068 collisions on the A285, 1,065 were in Chichester.

Collisions on the A285 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChichester1,0651,58729258

A285 crashes by town

Collisions on the A285 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Chichester (258) and Petworth (42).

Recent crashes on the A285

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A285, from 22 August 2024 to 25 December 2025.

Severity