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Winchester road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1980, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (581), and casualties rose from 844.

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

Collisions in 1980
636
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
912
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1980

3.1% of collisions in Winchester in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious23036%
  • Slight38661%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious30033%
  • Slight59265%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 636, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (17%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (11%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.2%)
  • February38 (6%)
  • March48 (7.5%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May66 (10%)
  • June44 (6.9%)
  • July60 (9.4%)
  • August69 (11%)
  • September53 (8.3%)
  • October46 (7.2%)
  • November60 (9.4%)
  • December53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds528 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (69%)
  • Wet or damp167 (26%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (33%)
  • 40 mph59 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph33 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph155 (24%)
  • 70 mph182 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (22%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20274 (30%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (13%)
  • 36 to 4580 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (61%)
  • Passenger261 (29%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (63%)
  • Motorcycle199 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Winchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Winchester ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 135th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1980

The A333 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1980: 80, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33380119229
2ndA3372130329
3rdA2723753111
4thA313444215
5thA3090313509
6thA322855313
7thA34202507
8thB2150182518
9thA3092101202
10thB3420101602
11thB304781012
12thA3071614
13thA3347903
14thA9696701
15thA9706803
16thB30466702
17thB34046811
18thA3035602
19thB30575601
20thA30514901

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1980

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 139.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1980

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1980: 198.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years