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Selsey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Selsey, Chichester, from 1979 to 2025, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 79 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
479
1,188th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
594
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
79
84 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Selsey

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight39983%

What the data shows

  • Selsey had 80 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 81 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Selsey were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 109 children under 16 were killed or injured in Selsey, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Selsey.

Where Selsey ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,188th
Most casualties
1,204th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,314th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (11%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (94%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph443 (92%)
  • 40 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph24 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant281 (47%)
  • Pedestrian125 (21%)
  • Cyclist85 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Selsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Selsey peaked at 25 in 1980; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025813
202459
202367
20221315
202168
202089
2019810
20181012
201767
20161013
2015811
2014811
2013711
2012810
201157
20101112
200977
20081112
200744
20061213
20051011
2004811
20031011
20021518
20011320
20001115
19991516
1998917
1997910
199688
19951214
1994912
1993910
19921416
19911720
19901820
198934
1988812
19871113
1986811
198577
19841418
19831619
19821418
19811618
19802535
197999

Map of recent crashes in Selsey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Selsey

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Selsey

The 24 most recent collisions in Selsey happened between 29 August 2022 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Selsey

Of the 479 collisions in Selsey, 198 were on the B2145.

Collisions in Selsey on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2145198243139

Council area for Selsey

Selsey is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Selsey accounts for 2.4% of them.

Postcode district for Selsey

All 479 collisions in Selsey were in the PO20 postcode district.