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Winchester road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1990, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1989 (622), and casualties fell from 874.

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

Collisions in 1990
579
Down 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
846
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
22
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1990

3.8% of collisions in Winchester in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.8%
  • Serious13022%
  • Slight42774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.1%
  • Serious17621%
  • Slight64476%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 579, down 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.8%)
  • February47 (8.1%)
  • March42 (7.3%)
  • April42 (7.3%)
  • May42 (7.3%)
  • June44 (7.6%)
  • July54 (9.3%)
  • August56 (9.7%)
  • September46 (7.9%)
  • October48 (8.3%)
  • November57 (9.8%)
  • December50 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (65%)
  • Wet or damp195 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (26%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph46 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph263 (45%)
  • 70 mph65 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (20%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35142 (17%)
  • 36 to 45113 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6.5%)
  • Over 7538 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (63%)
  • Passenger242 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car821 (74%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 161st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1990

The A33 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1990: 60, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA336095112
2ndB21774367314
3rdA272375425
4thA32314629
5thA31305429
6thA3090263404
7thM3254506
8thA34152112
9thB3035131804
10thA334122005
11thB3335121701
12thB3420121412
13thB3047101411
14thA3339912
15thA30381114
16thB215071003
17thB30467803
18thB34046900
19thB30413300
20thB33543511

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1990

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 120.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1990

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1990: 194.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years