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Fishbourne (Chichester) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Fishbourne, Chichester, from 1979 to 2025, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
232
1,794th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
296
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
55
59 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fishbourne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5524%
  • Slight17375%

What the data shows

  • Fishbourne had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 49 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Fishbourne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fishbourne, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in Fishbourne.

Where Fishbourne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,794th
Most casualties
1,830th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,641st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (19%)
  • Thursday41 (18%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph159 (69%)
  • 40 mph32 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant177 (60%)
  • Cyclist45 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (14%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fishbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fishbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fishbourne peaked at 12 in 1987; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202456
202335
2022914
202169
202033
201944
201856
201744
201635
201566
201468
201347
201234
201169
201014
2009911
200855
200744
200656
200544
200422
2003912
200256
200133
200069
199967
199823
199779
199622
1995710
199468
199322
199257
199122
199022
198934
198855
19871213
198655
1985710
198489
198344
1982810
1981510
198068
197979

Map of recent crashes in Fishbourne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fishbourne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fishbourne

The 24 most recent collisions in Fishbourne happened between 17 February 2021 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fishbourne

The A259 has the most collisions in Fishbourne, 86 of 232 (37%), followed by the A27 (51).

Collisions in Fishbourne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25986114223
2ndA275163114

Council area for Fishbourne

Fishbourne is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Fishbourne accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Fishbourne

Collisions in Fishbourne were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PO19 (179) and PO18 (53).