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Winchester road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1989, and 874 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (605), and casualties fell from 893.

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

Collisions in 1989
622
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
874
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Winchester in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious14924%
  • Slight46174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious17920%
  • Slight68178%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 622, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.2%)
  • February43 (6.9%)
  • March44 (7.1%)
  • April49 (7.9%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June47 (7.6%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August48 (7.7%)
  • September36 (5.8%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December59 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (65%)
  • Wet or damp205 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (27%)
  • 40 mph49 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph40 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph272 (44%)
  • 70 mph90 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (15%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20192 (22%)
  • 21 to 25153 (18%)
  • 26 to 35154 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (64%)
  • Passenger255 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car835 (70%)
  • Motorcycle136 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Winchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Winchester ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 149th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1989

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1989: 78, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3378116116
2ndA272415808
3rdB2177406539
4thA31284006
5thA32274908
6thA3090192903
7thM3193033
8thA334172213
9thA34172316
10thA333151503
11thB3335141905
12thB3420142004
13thB2150102111
14thB3035101205
15thA9708803
16thB304781201
17thA3036703
18thB30466901
19thB33545700
20thA9694402

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1989

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 116.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1989

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1989: 211.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years