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Winchester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1984, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (598), and casualties rose from 821.

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

Collisions in 1984
602
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
859
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1984

3% of collisions in Winchester in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious17830%
  • Slight40667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious24829%
  • Slight59269%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 602, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (11%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.5%)
  • February29 (4.8%)
  • March44 (7.3%)
  • April44 (7.3%)
  • May45 (7.5%)
  • June64 (11%)
  • July59 (9.8%)
  • August46 (7.6%)
  • September58 (9.6%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November55 (9.1%)
  • December47 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (68%)
  • Wet or damp177 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (31%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph270 (45%)
  • 70 mph63 (10%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (18%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20215 (25%)
  • 21 to 25128 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (13%)
  • 36 to 45123 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.7%)
  • Over 7528 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (60%)
  • Passenger269 (31%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (67%)
  • Motorcycle164 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 150th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1984

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1984: 72, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3372112220
2ndA3335977419
3rdA2724778015
4thA30903744011
5thA31377319
6thA32335327
7thB2150233309
8thB3420131522
9thB3035122004
10thA34112306
11thA9696601
12thA3355501
13thB30465601
14thB30475701
15thA3034401
16thA30924400
17thA3344812
18thA9704403
19thB30414400
20thA30513400

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1984

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 143.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1984

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1984: 162.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years