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Winchester road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2002, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (484), and casualties fell from 667.

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

Collisions in 2002
482
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
658
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Winchester in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight40684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9114%
  • Slight56085%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 482, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (17%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February41 (8.5%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April40 (8.3%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June34 (7.1%)
  • July45 (9.3%)
  • August33 (6.8%)
  • September44 (9.1%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November45 (9.3%)
  • December38 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (29%)
  • 40 mph96 (20%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph160 (33%)
  • 70 mph69 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (19%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (10%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4%)
  • 16 to 20123 (19%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (19%)
  • 36 to 4599 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7532 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (67%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (76%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Winchester ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 168th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2002

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2002, with 47 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2002

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2002: 53, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3537616
2ndB2177394716
3rdA32324709
4thA34182404
5thB3040141900
6thB3420142401
7thA334121911
8thB3035121401
9thA3090111302
10thA31111201
11thB3049111301
12thB333591001
13thA27281302
14thB30478901
15thB335481400
16thA30371102
17thB33307700
18thA3361302
19thB21506700
20thB34044400

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2002

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 102.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2002

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2002: 136.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years