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Winchester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2015, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (356), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 2015
323
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
422
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Winchester in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7824%
  • Slight24375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8420%
  • Slight33680%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 323, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 323
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April21 (6.5%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June29 (9%)
  • July32 (9.9%)
  • August32 (9.9%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (74%)
  • Wet or damp78 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph98 (30%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph93 (29%)
  • 70 mph61 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (18%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (70%)
  • Passenger98 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (72%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 158th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2015

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2015, with 24 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2015

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2015: 37, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3375612
2ndA32202403
3rdA34172804
4thB2177132005
5thA31121603
6thA334111502
7thB3335111305
8thB3040101003
9thB3049101101
10thA27291103
11thB33309902
12thA3371102
13thA3035702
14thA30905701
15thB30355601
16thB30465702
17thB34205701
18thM274901
19thB33543402
20thA32300

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2015

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 66.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2015

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years