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Winchester road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2006, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2005 (382), and casualties rose from 535.

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

Collisions in 2006
430
Up 13% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
565
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Winchester in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight35583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight48385%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 430, up 13% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (20%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.3%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March20 (4.7%)
  • April21 (4.9%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June40 (9.3%)
  • July42 (9.8%)
  • August24 (5.6%)
  • September41 (9.5%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November58 (13%)
  • December38 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (68%)
  • Wet or damp129 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (30%)
  • 40 mph70 (16%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph134 (31%)
  • 70 mph80 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (24%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (14%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (23%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (68%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (73%)
  • Motorcycle79 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 174th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2006

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2006, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2006

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2006: 57, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3577814
2ndB2177192508
3rdA31182106
4thA34182913
5thA32172903
6thB3330171903
7thA33162110
8thA272152021
9thA334101203
10thB3335101301
11thB304981300
12thA30907802
13thA3036711
14thB215061002
15thB30406701
16thB30476800
17thB34205602
18thB30354401
19thB30414400
20thA303801

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2006

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 94.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2006

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2006: 151.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years