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Winchester road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 547 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1996, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (512), and casualties rose from 708.

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

Collisions in 1996
547
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
766
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1996

2.4% of collisions in Winchester in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious9016%
  • Slight44481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious12216%
  • Slight63182%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 547, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday107 (20%)
  • Saturday62 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6%)
  • February30 (5.5%)
  • March42 (7.7%)
  • April44 (8%)
  • May47 (8.6%)
  • June36 (6.6%)
  • July49 (9%)
  • August47 (8.6%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December46 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (65%)
  • Wet or damp177 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph136 (25%)
  • 40 mph67 (12%)
  • 50 mph22 (4%)
  • 60 mph250 (46%)
  • 70 mph70 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant564 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20138 (18%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35141 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (12%)
  • 46 to 55100 (13%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5%)
  • Over 7539 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (64%)
  • Passenger227 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car811 (80%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 155th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1996

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1996: 55, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3558808
2ndB2177416117
3rdA32273913
4thA272244005
5thA33202202
6thB3420193121
7thA31162604
8thB3047161814
9thB3049152101
10thA334141913
11thB3035131606
12thB2150111702
13thA34102103
14thB3335101210
15thB30408900
16thA30907911
17thB304671913
18thB33307801
19thB30575901
20thB34045701

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1996

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 124.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1996

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1996: 156.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years