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Birdham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Birdham, Chichester, from 1979 to 2025, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 4 August 2023.

Collisions since 1979
106
2,751st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
176
1.66 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
5 people killed
Serious collisions
30
39 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
4 Aug 2023
Busiest year
1994
6 collisions

Road collision statistics for Birdham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious3028%
  • Slight7369%

What the data shows

  • Birdham had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% more than the 11 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in Birdham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Birdham, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Birdham.

Where Birdham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,751st
Most casualties
2,452nd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday16 (15%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday21 (20%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph19 (18%)
  • 40 mph65 (61%)
  • 60 mph21 (20%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds89 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant126 (72%)
  • Cyclist14 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Birdham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birdham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Birdham peaked at 6 in 1994; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202334
202214
202111
202013
201934
201822
201711
201622
201500
201411
2013214
201211
201122
201000
200925
200822
200700
200611
200522
200422
200334
200211
200123
200036
199923
199822
199734
199611
199534
199469
1993610
199233
199144
199059
198922
1988510
198725
198647
198523
1984618
198323
198212
198167
198011
197924

Map of recent crashes in Birdham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Birdham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Birdham

The 24 most recent collisions in Birdham happened between 30 June 2008 and 4 August 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Birdham

The A286 has the most collisions in Birdham, 62 of 106 (58%), followed by the B2198 (20).

Collisions in Birdham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28662111322
2ndB2198203904
3rdB21796801

Council area for Birdham

Birdham is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Birdham accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Birdham

All 106 collisions in Birdham were in the PO20 postcode district.