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Winchester road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2001, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (504), and casualties fell from 713.

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

Collisions in 2001
484
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
667
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Winchester in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight41686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7511%
  • Slight58688%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 484, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (11%)
  • February36 (7.4%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April34 (7%)
  • May25 (5.2%)
  • June37 (7.6%)
  • July47 (9.7%)
  • August43 (8.9%)
  • September45 (9.3%)
  • October34 (7%)
  • November42 (8.7%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (64%)
  • Wet or damp144 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (33%)
  • 40 mph71 (15%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph168 (35%)
  • 70 mph68 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (18%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35146 (22%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5591 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (69%)
  • Passenger151 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (75%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Winchester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Winchester ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2001.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2001

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2001, with 50 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2001

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2001: 51, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM35185110
2ndA32233105
3rdB2177222801
4thA31182511
5thA272172713
6thB3335172103
7thA3090142112
8thA34131401
9thB2150132111
10thB3047131501
11thB3420111901
12thB3404101401
13thA33491401
14thB30358902
15thB304981000
16thA337801
17thB304071101
18thB33306701
19thB30445501
20thA3034800

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2001

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 120.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2001

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2001: 139.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years