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Winchester road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1979, and 844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,559 collisions in Winchester.

Collisions in 1979
581
Casualties in 1979
844
Fatal collisions
24
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1979

4.1% of collisions in Winchester in 1979 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244.1%
  • Serious20936%
  • Slight34860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283.3%
  • Serious25330%
  • Slight56367%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 581.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (12%)
  • Friday119 (20%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.5%)
  • February39 (6.7%)
  • March53 (9.1%)
  • April44 (7.6%)
  • May43 (7.4%)
  • June56 (9.6%)
  • July54 (9.3%)
  • August49 (8.4%)
  • September45 (7.7%)
  • October57 (9.8%)
  • November43 (7.4%)
  • December60 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (62%)
  • Wet or damp188 (32%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (28%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph33 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph343 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (22%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20214 (25%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4578 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (60%)
  • Passenger265 (31%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (62%)
  • Motorcycle180 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Winchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Winchester ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 151st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1979

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1979: 80, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3380134527
2ndA33371108520
3rdA2724456019
4thA323147210
5thA31254418
6thA3090233335
7thA34163016
8thA3092141605
9thB2150121624
10thB3420122025
11thA30101704
12thA305181204
13thB340481404
14thA33471103
15thB303571002
16thB30466702
17thA3035504
18thA9695511
19thA9704602
20thB30414513

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1979

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 117.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1979

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1979: 179.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1979, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years