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Westhampnett road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
134
2,427th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
194
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
28
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Westhampnett

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2821%
  • Slight10578%

What the data shows

  • 22% of collisions in Westhampnett were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in Westhampnett, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Westhampnett.

Where Westhampnett ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,427th
Most casualties
2,313th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (19%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday14 (10%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday11 (8.2%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph10 (7.5%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph105 (78%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant138 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Westhampnett road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westhampnett, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Westhampnett peaked at 13 in 1990; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202311
202211
202111
202000
201912
201811
201700
201600
201500
201400
201311
201222
201111
201000
200900
200800
200713
200611
200500
200400
200300
200234
200122
200023
199922
199800
199700
199600
199500
199435
1993614
1992711
1991712
19901320
1989612
198878
198745
198679
1985813
198466
198369
1982912
198133
1980914
19791114

Map of recent crashes in Westhampnett

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Westhampnett

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Westhampnett

The 24 most recent collisions in Westhampnett happened between 18 May 1994 and 29 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Westhampnett

The A27 has the most collisions in Westhampnett, 99 of 134 (74%), followed by the A285 (10).

Collisions in Westhampnett on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2799149123
2ndA285101401

Council area for Westhampnett

Westhampnett is in Chichester, where police recorded 20,060 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Westhampnett accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Westhampnett

All 134 collisions in Westhampnett were in the PO18 postcode district.