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Winchester road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 605 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1988, and 893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (558), and casualties rose from 763.

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

Collisions in 1988
605
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
893
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Winchester in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious16127%
  • Slight42771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious20423%
  • Slight66875%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 605, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (11%)
  • Tuesday104 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (12%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (17%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.8%)
  • February43 (7.1%)
  • March45 (7.4%)
  • April47 (7.8%)
  • May65 (11%)
  • June50 (8.3%)
  • July46 (7.6%)
  • August50 (8.3%)
  • September47 (7.8%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November52 (8.6%)
  • December42 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (67%)
  • Wet or damp187 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (31%)
  • 40 mph68 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph274 (45%)
  • 70 mph63 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant585 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (14%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20222 (25%)
  • 21 to 25155 (17%)
  • 26 to 35124 (14%)
  • 36 to 4590 (10%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7554 (6%)
  • Over 7529 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (58%)
  • Passenger314 (35%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (72%)
  • Motorcycle121 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 149th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1988

The A272 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1988: 65, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2726596019
2ndB21774786315
3rdA324373013
4thA33385218
5thA3090232607
6thM3192238
7thA31182823
8thA333162005
9thA334162804
10thA34121915
11thB3035121904
12thB333591702
13thB34047912
14thA3356800
15thB21506901
16thB342061012
17thA3034711
18thB30464502
19thB30474810
20thA303300

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1988

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 131.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1988

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1988: 152.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1988, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years