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Chichester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,196 road traffic collisions in Chichester from 1979 to 2025, and 5,003 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 667 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 75 collisions, up 42% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
4,196
246th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,003
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
31 people killed
Serious collisions
667
710 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
75
Up 42% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
89
Up 44% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Chichester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal300.7%
  • Serious66716%
  • Slight3,49983%

What the data shows

  • Chichester had 688 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 773 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Chichester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 534 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chichester, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Chichester.

Where Chichester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
246th
Most casualties
265th
Most fatal collisions
346th
Most serious collisions
268th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday588 (14%)
  • Tuesday623 (15%)
  • Wednesday737 (18%)
  • Thursday667 (16%)
  • Friday761 (18%)
  • Saturday499 (12%)
  • Sunday321 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,370 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit704 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,793 (67%)
  • Roundabout588 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway461 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road338 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph142 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph3,354 (80%)
  • 40 mph110 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph178 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph391 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,512 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds418 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds64 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other50 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded60 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,176 (43%)
  • Cyclist1,056 (21%)
  • Pedestrian854 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist670 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant85 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chichester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chichester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Chichester peaked at 121 in 1984; 2025 had 75.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 75
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257589
20245362
20237495
202265100
20217793
20205974
20197496
20188197
20175667
20167485
20157382
20147488
20136784
20127992
20118298
20106374
200990110
20087087
200789113
200686111
20058399
2004114138
2003103129
200297115
2001101111
2000109139
199991111
1998107127
1997113137
1996113144
199598115
19948399
1993110127
1992103119
19918598
1990106110
19898397
198890105
198794104
198687102
1985111133
1984121134
1983109129
198298112
1981113125
1980119137
197994110

Map of recent crashes in Chichester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chichester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chichester

The 24 most recent collisions in Chichester happened between 26 August and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chichester

The A286 has the most collisions in Chichester, 1,292 of 4,196 (31%), followed by the A27 (523).

Collisions in Chichester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2861,2921,48213209
2ndA27523725666
3rdA259309355046
4thB2178276347245
5thA285258308253
6thB2144129153024
7thB2145121145124
8thB2201161706

Council area for Chichester

Chichester is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Chichester accounts for 21% of them.

Postcode districts in Chichester

Collisions in Chichester were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PO19 (4,112) and PO20 (84).