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Winchester road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2016, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2015 (323), and casualties rose from 422.

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

Collisions in 2016
378
Up 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
493
Up 17% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2016

1.9% of collisions in Winchester in 2016 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight27673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10622%
  • Slight38077%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 378, up 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.3%)
  • February27 (7.1%)
  • March32 (8.5%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May30 (7.9%)
  • June26 (6.9%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November31 (8.2%)
  • December24 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (71%)
  • Wet or damp95 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph101 (27%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph28 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (29%)
  • 70 mph94 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (17%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (19%)
  • 46 to 5569 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.1%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (75%)
  • Passenger92 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (71%)
  • Motorcycle82 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 126th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2016

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2016, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2016

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2016: 57, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM35789111
2ndA32253317
3rdA272202209
4thB2177202617
5thA34171806
6thA31163006
7thA3090131504
8thB3049122103
9thA33111322
10thA334111303
11thM278900
12thB30407705
13thB33357700
14thB34207701
15thA3036710
16thB30356601
17thB21505601
18thB30474400
19thB33544500
20thA30512301

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2016

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 65.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2016

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2016: 125.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years