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Southbourne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Southbourne, Chichester, from 1979 to 2025, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
201
1,944th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
247
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
38
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Southbourne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3819%
  • Slight16080%

What the data shows

  • Southbourne had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Southbourne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 48 children under 16 were killed or injured in Southbourne, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Southbourne.

Where Southbourne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,944th
Most casualties
2,013th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday45 (22%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (94%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (91%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant116 (47%)
  • Pedestrian46 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (17%)
  • Cyclist36 (15%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Southbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Southbourne peaked at 11 in 1984; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202433
202311
202234
202145
202034
201945
201800
201744
201622
201523
201434
201322
201200
201167
201033
200945
200800
200755
200646
200579
200434
200358
200244
200123
200034
1999811
199822
199734
199637
199555
199467
199333
199267
199155
199044
198933
198867
19871012
198669
198567
19841111
1983812
198244
198179
198078
1979812

Map of recent crashes in Southbourne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Southbourne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Southbourne

The 24 most recent collisions in Southbourne happened between 7 August 2017 and 25 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Southbourne

The A259 has the most collisions in Southbourne, 68 of 201 (34%), followed by the A27 (40).

Collisions in Southbourne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2596882013
2ndA274051310

Council area for Southbourne

Southbourne is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Southbourne accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode districts in Southbourne

Collisions in Southbourne were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PO10 (191) and PO18 (10).