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Winchester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2005, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (404), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 2005
382
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
535
Up 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Winchester in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight33287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight47088%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 382, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February32 (8.4%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April23 (6%)
  • May21 (5.5%)
  • June30 (7.9%)
  • July37 (9.7%)
  • August29 (7.6%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November38 (9.9%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (73%)
  • Wet or damp97 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (38%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (31%)
  • 70 mph75 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (20%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2085 (16%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (70%)
  • Passenger125 (23%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2005.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2005

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2005, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2005

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2005: 45, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3457513
2ndB2177213100
3rdA31162614
4thA272151802
5thB3335121201
6thA303101401
7thA33101113
8thB3040101600
9thB3049103301
10thA3291814
11thA3491102
12thB342091101
13thA30908900
14thB304781102
15thA33461000
16thB30356601
17thA305701
18thB33545600
19thB30414400
20thB30464500

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2005

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 85.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2005

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2005: 126.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years