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Winchester road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1982, and 976 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (581), and casualties rose from 885.

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

Collisions in 1982
650
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
976
Up 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
23
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1982

3.5% of collisions in Winchester in 1982 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious23536%
  • Slight39260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.9%
  • Serious31632%
  • Slight63265%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 650, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (12%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (17%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.4%)
  • February49 (7.5%)
  • March53 (8.2%)
  • April42 (6.5%)
  • May47 (7.2%)
  • June63 (9.7%)
  • July58 (8.9%)
  • August49 (7.5%)
  • September67 (10%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December41 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting130 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (15%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (62%)
  • Wet or damp229 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (31%)
  • 40 mph58 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph38 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph305 (47%)
  • 70 mph47 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist49 (5%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20273 (28%)
  • 21 to 25156 (16%)
  • 26 to 35155 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5593 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.5%)
  • Over 7526 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (58%)
  • Passenger333 (34%)
  • Pedestrian79 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (63%)
  • Motorcycle192 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 130th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1982

The A333 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1982: 84, including 4 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33384136428
2ndA3369115526
3rdA2724459119
4thA324476217
5thA3090343808
6thA313249111
7thB3420202908
8thB2150172206
9thA341628110
10thB3035132332
11thA30101721
12thA97091505
13thA33481605
14thA30926800
15thB305761003
16thA3034703
17thA30514602
18thA9694402
19thB30414702
20thB304741102

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1982

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 143.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1982

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1982: 177.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1982, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1982.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years