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Winchester road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1986, and 812 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (582), and casualties rose from 783.

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

Collisions in 1986
577
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
812
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Winchester in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious13924%
  • Slight42473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious17622%
  • Slight62076%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 577, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February32 (5.5%)
  • March40 (6.9%)
  • April37 (6.4%)
  • May68 (12%)
  • June41 (7.1%)
  • July53 (9.2%)
  • August47 (8.1%)
  • September41 (7.1%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December50 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (62%)
  • Wet or damp201 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (31%)
  • 40 mph52 (9%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph256 (44%)
  • 70 mph66 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (16%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20219 (27%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (15%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (61%)
  • Passenger270 (33%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (70%)
  • Motorcycle131 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1986

Map of the last 8 crashes of 1986 in Winchester

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

  • 8 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Winchester ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 159th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1986

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1986: 50, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335080014
2ndA272386029
3rdA31384646
4thB2177335027
5thA3090323913
6thA32274005
7thM3183515
8thB2150162305
9thA334141905
10thA333131303
11thB3035121824
12thB3335121504
13thA30391003
14thA3491522
15thB342091201
16thB304681201
17thA30927700
18thA30514401
19thA3354600
20thB34044802

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1986

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 129.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1986

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1986: 149.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years