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Winchester road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1981, and 885 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (636), and casualties fell from 912.

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

Collisions in 1981
581
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
885
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1981

3.1% of collisions in Winchester in 1981 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious21838%
  • Slight34559%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.3%
  • Serious28432%
  • Slight58166%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 581, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (11%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6%)
  • February36 (6.2%)
  • March46 (7.9%)
  • April48 (8.3%)
  • May53 (9.1%)
  • June41 (7.1%)
  • July61 (10%)
  • August48 (8.3%)
  • September55 (9.5%)
  • October54 (9.3%)
  • November48 (8.3%)
  • December56 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (62%)
  • Wet or damp196 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (6%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph288 (50%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (19%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20226 (26%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (10%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7553 (6%)
  • Over 7532 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (58%)
  • Passenger293 (33%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (64%)
  • Motorcycle166 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 152nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1981

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1981: 71, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3371120323
2ndA33368111522
3rdA2726199421
4thA30903749012
5thA31294619
6thA322755110
7thA34121808
8thB2150101314
9thB304691614
10thA307803
11thA30927701
12thB34207912
13thA3345802
14thA9695703
15thA9705602
16thB34045502
17thA3034400
18thA30514601
19thB30354601
20thA3353502

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1981

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 135.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1981

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1981: 178.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years