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Winchester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 21,559 road traffic collisions in Winchester from 1979 to 2025, and 29,807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 480 were fatal and 4,965 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 320 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (305), and casualties rose from 409 to 417.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
21,559
150th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29,807
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
480
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
320
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Winchester

2.2% of collisions in Winchester from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4802.2%
  • Serious4,96523%
  • Slight16,11475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5341.8%
  • Serious6,03920%
  • Slight23,23478%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. In 2025 there were 320, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 320
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025320417
2024305409
2023273365
2022286401
2021251347
2020244354
2019307415
2018361493
2017313405
2016378493
2015323422
2014356440
2013348443
2012330436
2011362477
2010357464
2009374515
2008446565
2007474641
2006430565
2005382535
2004404518
2003453617
2002482658
2001484667
2000504713
1999554784
1998506721
1997580775
1996547766
1995512708
1994542763
1993525727
1992532733
1991543787
1990579846
1989622874
1988605893
1987558763
1986577812
1985582783
1984602859
1983598821
1982650976
1981581885
1980636912
1979581844

When and where crashes happen in Winchester

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,103 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,015 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,133 (15%)
  • Thursday3,200 (15%)
  • Friday3,768 (17%)
  • Saturday2,894 (13%)
  • Sunday2,446 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59699 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59322 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,117 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,338 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,824 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,224 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,921 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,686 (7.8%)
  • February1,481 (6.9%)
  • March1,656 (7.7%)
  • April1,606 (7.4%)
  • May1,847 (8.6%)
  • June1,760 (8.2%)
  • July1,943 (9%)
  • August1,882 (8.7%)
  • September1,869 (8.7%)
  • October2,004 (9.3%)
  • November1,977 (9.2%)
  • December1,848 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,791 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,557 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,837 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown320 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit54 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,325 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,597 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds399 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds309 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist211 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds99 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.1%)
  • Other556 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,401 (67%)
  • Wet or damp6,497 (30%)
  • Frost or ice484 (2.2%)
  • Snow96 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep56 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel15 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph146 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph6,458 (30%)
  • 40 mph2,571 (12%)
  • 50 mph1,240 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph7,819 (36%)
  • 70 mph3,321 (15%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,289 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway3,711 (17%)
  • Roundabout771 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road692 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded96 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Winchester

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,258 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist4,075 (14%)
  • Pedestrian2,318 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist1,720 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant1,083 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)427 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant415 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant185 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant155 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant122 (0.4%)
  • Other45 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5489 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10769 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 151,395 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 205,836 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,919 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,181 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,062 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,268 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,264 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 751,514 (5.1%)
  • Over 751,087 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,621 (66%)
  • Passenger7,868 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,318 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car28,641 (72%)
  • Motorcycle4,098 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,362 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,781 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,714 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach458 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle323 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car220 (0.6%)
  • Minibus170 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle58 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Winchester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Winchester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Winchester ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 150th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
147thCherwell22,07431,5375074,126
148thKnowsley21,90831,3932973,144
149thReading21,62726,4051993,333
150thWinchester (this area)21,55929,8074804,965
151stWaverley21,54029,6143263,833
152ndElmbridge21,47427,6382233,430
153rdStockton-on-Tees21,37128,4203793,284

Accident hotspots in Winchester

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester, with 617 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester from 1979 to 2025: 1,543, including 30 fatal and 255 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM31,5432,36330255
2ndA331,2901,96939292
3rdA321,1281,69636322
4thA2721,1261,59627300
5thB21771,1001,61639268
6thA318111,19934228
7thA309074695015162
8thA3467997123145
9thA33355979622158
10thA33455177614142
11thB34204285801287
12thB303540755617114
13thB3335381485460
14thB30473684841380
15thB21503464801285
16thB3049253388342
17thA3032343351265
18thB3040225275038
19thB3046208297557
20thB3330163192126

Towns in Winchester

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,443.

Postcode districts in Winchester

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester from 1979 to 2025: 6,254.

Latest crashes in Winchester

Of the latest 24 crashes in Winchester, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity