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Winchester road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2009, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2008 (446), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 2009
374
Down 16% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
515
Down 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2009

2.1% of collisions in Winchester in 2009 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9024%
  • Slight27674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9518%
  • Slight41280%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 374, down 16% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.8%)
  • February31 (8.3%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April30 (8%)
  • May27 (7.2%)
  • June25 (6.7%)
  • July27 (7.2%)
  • August33 (8.8%)
  • September31 (8.3%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (65%)
  • Wet or damp98 (26%)
  • Frost or ice27 (7.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph129 (34%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (28%)
  • 70 mph69 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (66%)
  • Passenger136 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (74%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 163rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2009

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2009, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2009

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2009: 42, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3425906
2ndA32203907
3rdB2177202615
4thA34182703
5thA3090151603
6thA334152216
7thA272101113
8thB3049101403
9thA30391602
10thA3391211
11thB215091602
12thM2791802
13thB30356702
14thB30476902
15thB33356700
16thB34046600
17thA315514
18thB34205502
19thB30413301
20thB30463600

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2009

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 64.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2009

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2009: 113.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years