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Winchester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2004, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2003 (453), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 2004
404
Down 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
518
Down 16% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2004

1.2% of collisions in Winchester in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight34084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight44786%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 404, down 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (18%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday77 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.2%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March28 (6.9%)
  • April25 (6.2%)
  • May36 (8.9%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July28 (6.9%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November25 (6.2%)
  • December35 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (65%)
  • Wet or damp131 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (37%)
  • 40 mph59 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph121 (30%)
  • 70 mph65 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (19%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (68%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (73%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2004.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2004

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2004, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2004

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2004: 57, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3577215
2ndA32233313
3rdB2177171902
4thA34151803
5thA31131913
6thB3046111103
7thB3049112303
8thB3335111303
9thA334101603
10thB3035101203
11thA309081101
12thB304081000
13thA2727912
14thB33307900
15thB34206901
16thB30475601
17thB21504800
18thB33544500
19thA3033500
20thB30413300

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2004

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 93.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2004

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2004: 113.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years