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Midhurst road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
390
1,331st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
452
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
69
70 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Midhurst

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31982%

What the data shows

  • Midhurst had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 63 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Midhurst were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Midhurst are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 65 children under 16 were killed or injured in Midhurst, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Midhurst ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,331st
Most casualties
1,417th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,440th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (93%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph343 (88%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant200 (44%)
  • Pedestrian131 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Midhurst road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Midhurst, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Midhurst peaked at 17 in 1985; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202445
202334
2022910
202166
202044
201933
201858
201723
201667
201579
2014911
201345
201233
201155
201056
200978
2008810
200777
2006810
200555
2004810
2003610
20021315
2001710
20001318
19991111
19981212
19971012
199699
199568
199456
19931012
199278
19911111
19901011
19891212
198878
19871418
198678
19851718
19841010
19831416
19821617
19811418
19801718
19791113

Map of recent crashes in Midhurst

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Midhurst

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Midhurst

The 24 most recent collisions in Midhurst happened between 2 April 2021 and 14 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Midhurst

The A286 has the most collisions in Midhurst, 222 of 390 (57%), followed by the A272 (80).

Collisions in Midhurst on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286222262133
2ndA2728097121

Council area for Midhurst

Midhurst is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Midhurst accounts for 1.9% of them.

Postcode district for Midhurst

All 390 collisions in Midhurst were in the GU29 postcode district.