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Winchester road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2010, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (374), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 2010
357
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
464
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Winchester in 2010 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8624%
  • Slight26975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight36579%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 357, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (10%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (3.6%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March39 (11%)
  • April26 (7.3%)
  • May34 (9.5%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July25 (7%)
  • August34 (9.5%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October30 (8.4%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December34 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (69%)
  • Wet or damp89 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph120 (34%)
  • 40 mph52 (15%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph102 (29%)
  • 70 mph67 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (20%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (17%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (16%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (70%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 163rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2010

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2010, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2010

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2010: 50, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3506606
2ndB2177202705
3rdA334182306
4thA32141601
5thA272132004
6thB3047121404
7thA3090111503
8thA31111808
9thA34111603
10thB3035101212
11thB34209900
12thB33358801
13thB21506700
14thB30496901
15thA3035803
16thB33305603
17thB34045502
18thM2751000
19thA334500
20thB30404500

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2010

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 70.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2010

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2010: 104.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2010, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years