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Winchester road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2012, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (362), and casualties fell from 477.

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

Collisions in 2012
330
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
436
Down 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Winchester in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight26580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight36083%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 330, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February16 (4.8%)
  • March31 (9.4%)
  • April28 (8.5%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July27 (8.2%)
  • August48 (15%)
  • September23 (7%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November22 (6.7%)
  • December25 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (68%)
  • Wet or damp93 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (37%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph86 (26%)
  • 70 mph61 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (21%)
  • Roundabout10 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (17%)
  • 21 to 2568 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (72%)
  • Passenger97 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (72%)
  • Motorcycle73 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 169th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2012

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2012, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2012

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2012: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3355717
2ndA32192703
3rdB2177192603
4thA272151905
5thA334142001
6thB3420131900
7thA3090111201
8thA31111405
9thA34111601
10thB3047111102
11thB3049111403
12thB304091004
13thA3038912
14thB33307701
15thB33357800
16thB21505701
17thM275700
18thA334701
19thB33544700
20thB30353401

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2012

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 68.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2012

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2012: 91.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2012, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years