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Winchester road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1987, and 763 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (577), and casualties fell from 812.

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

Collisions in 1987
558
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
763
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1987

2.3% of collisions in Winchester in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious12422%
  • Slight42175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious16121%
  • Slight58777%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 558, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (11%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (18%)
  • Sunday76 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.9%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March47 (8.4%)
  • April41 (7.3%)
  • May45 (8.1%)
  • June45 (8.1%)
  • July52 (9.3%)
  • August59 (11%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October46 (8.2%)
  • November51 (9.1%)
  • December42 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (65%)
  • Wet or damp185 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (30%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph28 (5%)
  • 60 mph237 (42%)
  • 70 mph70 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (18%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (16%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20203 (27%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (13%)
  • 36 to 45105 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (62%)
  • Passenger226 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car712 (71%)
  • Motorcycle120 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 158th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1987

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1987: 56, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA335677213
2ndA272405507
3rdA3090282904
4thA31274119
5thB2177244104
6thA32233106
7thB3420172627
8thA34162717
9thA334142202
10thM3141813
11thB3035121712
12thB3335121310
13thA333111502
14thB3046102801
15thA30382414
16thB30477802
17thA304601
18thA30514401
19thA30924510
20thA3354401

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1987

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 133.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1987

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1987: 176.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years