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Winchester road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2007, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2006 (430), and casualties rose from 565.

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

Collisions in 2007
474
Up 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
641
Up 13% on 2006
Fatal collisions
18
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2007

3.8% of collisions in Winchester in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight37479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight52582%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 474, up 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (17%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (9.5%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.6%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March35 (7.4%)
  • April24 (5.1%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June43 (9.1%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August40 (8.4%)
  • September44 (9.3%)
  • October40 (8.4%)
  • November46 (9.7%)
  • December41 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (70%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph140 (30%)
  • 40 mph72 (15%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph156 (33%)
  • 70 mph87 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (13%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.3%)
  • Over 7534 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (69%)
  • Passenger153 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (69%)
  • Motorcycle86 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 137th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2007

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2007, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2007

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2007: 52, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3528117
2ndB2177314335
3rdA32284005
4thA272182407
5thA31161904
6thA3090152412
7thA34151910
8thB3040142104
9thA33131722
10thA334111511
11thB3049111502
12thA303101405
13thB3330101003
14thB3335101302
15thB215081020
16thB303571011
17thB34207803
18thB30476721
19thM2761110
20thA274500

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2007

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 89.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2007

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2007: 125.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2007, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years