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Winchester road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2008, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (474), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 2008
446
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
565
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Winchester in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight35880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight47183%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 446, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (10%)
  • Sunday42 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.1%)
  • February44 (9.9%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May38 (8.5%)
  • June37 (8.3%)
  • July37 (8.3%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November34 (7.6%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (70%)
  • Wet or damp125 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph138 (31%)
  • 40 mph62 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph133 (30%)
  • 70 mph101 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (25%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (14%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20112 (20%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4596 (17%)
  • 46 to 5584 (15%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (72%)
  • Passenger127 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (71%)
  • Motorcycle80 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 139th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2008

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2008, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2008

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2008: 56, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3567517
2ndB2177283905
3rdA32212305
4thA34192103
5thA303162015
6thA31162415
7thA272131511
8thA334131905
9thB3049121801
10thB3335111500
11thA3090101601
12thB34207700
13thM277800
14thA336803
15thB30466800
16thB30476612
17thB30355500
18thB33305600
19thB34045600
20thA30514602

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2008

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 73.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2008

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2008: 132.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years