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Winchester road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2017, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (378), and casualties fell from 493.

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

Collisions in 2017
313
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
405
Down 18% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2017

2.2% of collisions in Winchester in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight24378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight32781%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 313, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 313
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February18 (5.8%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April16 (5.1%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June20 (6.4%)
  • July29 (9.3%)
  • August28 (8.9%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October31 (9.9%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (70%)
  • Wet or damp78 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph95 (30%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph87 (28%)
  • 70 mph53 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (20%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (71%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (72%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 145th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2017

St Bartholomew, Winchester, SO23 7RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2017, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2017

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2017: 38, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3386127
2ndB2177212807
3rdA32172216
4thA34131703
5thA272111611
6thB3420101500
7thA309091002
8thA3391212
9thA3181100
10thA3348802
11thB30358912
12thB30408801
13thB333581210
14thB304971301
15thB33306601
16thB30465602
17thA34401
18thB21503401
19thB30473300
20thB33543702

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2017

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 49.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2017

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2017: 93.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years