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Winchester road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1997, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (547), and casualties rose from 766.

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

Collisions in 1997
580
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
775
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1997

1.9% of collisions in Winchester in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious9016%
  • Slight47983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight65685%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 580, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday115 (20%)
  • Saturday69 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.9%)
  • February42 (7.2%)
  • March34 (5.9%)
  • April44 (7.6%)
  • May61 (11%)
  • June45 (7.8%)
  • July52 (9%)
  • August50 (8.6%)
  • September54 (9.3%)
  • October57 (9.8%)
  • November53 (9.1%)
  • December42 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (68%)
  • Wet or damp173 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (29%)
  • 40 mph61 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph260 (45%)
  • 70 mph79 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (16%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (69%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20125 (16%)
  • 21 to 25111 (14%)
  • 26 to 35160 (21%)
  • 36 to 45117 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (67%)
  • Passenger184 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car855 (77%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 145th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1997

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1997: 59, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3599014
2ndB2177355006
3rdA322846110
4thA272253702
5thA334212721
6thB3047182202
7thB3335172402
8thA34151801
9thB3040141902
10thA31121602
11thB3035121204
12thA3090111412
13thB3046111312
14thA33102302
15thB304981201
16thB342081100
17thA3036700
18thA30515801
19thB33305500
20thB21504401

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1997

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 144.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1997

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1997: 144.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years