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Winchester road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1985, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (602), and casualties fell from 859.

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

Collisions in 1985
582
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
783
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1985

3.3% of collisions in Winchester in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious17230%
  • Slight39167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.7%
  • Serious20426%
  • Slight55871%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 582, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.4%)
  • February40 (6.9%)
  • March43 (7.4%)
  • April42 (7.2%)
  • May53 (9.1%)
  • June47 (8.1%)
  • July51 (8.8%)
  • August56 (9.6%)
  • September46 (7.9%)
  • October48 (8.2%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December52 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (68%)
  • Wet or damp159 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (32%)
  • 40 mph67 (12%)
  • 50 mph34 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph236 (41%)
  • 70 mph58 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (22%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5%)
  • 16 to 20254 (32%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (64%)
  • Passenger211 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (64%)
  • Motorcycle179 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 155th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1985

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1985: 56, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335681114
2ndA2724158110
3rdB21774164410
4thA323154215
5thA30903033112
6thA312737013
7thA334131806
8thA333121902
9thB3420121403
10thB3035111406
11thA3491423
12thB215091302
13thB304691003
14thA30381101
15thA30928902
16thB33357702
17thA3356703
18thB304751112
19thB33545610
20thM34600

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1985

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 149.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1985

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1985: 145.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years