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Winchester road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2003, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (482), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 2003
453
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
617
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2003

3.1% of collisions in Winchester in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight35979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight49981%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 453, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May38 (8.4%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July30 (6.6%)
  • August43 (9.5%)
  • September33 (7.3%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December25 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (71%)
  • Wet or damp120 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (31%)
  • 40 mph68 (15%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph155 (34%)
  • 70 mph69 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (5%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (69%)
  • Passenger148 (24%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (74%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 175th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2003

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2003, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2003

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2003: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3487407
2ndB2177324428
3rdA32223427
4thA272182514
5thA34152211
6thA3090141702
7thA31121623
8thB3035122312
9thB3335101201
10thA33481002
11thB30408801
12thB342081101
13thB33307700
14thA3036813
15thA336601
16thB21506800
17thB30475600
18thB33315611
19thB30494602
20thB30463300

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2003

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 89.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2003

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2003: 123.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2003, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years