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Winchester road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 1998, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1997 (580), and casualties fell from 775.

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

Collisions in 1998
506
Down 13% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
721
Down 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Winchester in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight41482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12217%
  • Slight59382%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 506, down 13% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April45 (8.9%)
  • May47 (9.3%)
  • June44 (8.7%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August41 (8.1%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October43 (8.5%)
  • November28 (5.5%)
  • December52 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (62%)
  • Wet or damp180 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (27%)
  • 40 mph69 (14%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph199 (39%)
  • 70 mph81 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (17%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (10%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (14%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (21%)
  • 36 to 45130 (18%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (69%)
  • Passenger180 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (80%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 176th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 1998

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 1998: 54, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3549907
2ndB2177366407
3rdA32294436
4thA34253602
5thB3035192909
6thA272172704
7thA31152211
8thB3047151802
9thA3090121600
10thB3335111804
11thA33101200
12thA334101403
13thB304091101
14thB335581003
15thB342071101
16thB30416700
17thB21505800
18thB34045700
19thB30464502
20thB30494400

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 1998

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 115.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 1998

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 1998: 144.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years