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Winchester road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2018, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2017 (313), and casualties rose from 405.

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

Collisions in 2018
361
Up 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
493
Up 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2018

2.2% of collisions in Winchester in 2018 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious10228%
  • Slight25170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious11123%
  • Slight37376%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 361, up 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (9.7%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March19 (5.3%)
  • April20 (5.5%)
  • May33 (9.1%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August24 (6.6%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November33 (9.1%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (79%)
  • Wet or damp72 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph100 (28%)
  • 40 mph54 (15%)
  • 50 mph28 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph95 (26%)
  • 70 mph67 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (16%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2045 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (16%)
  • 56 to 6555 (11%)
  • 66 to 7545 (9.1%)
  • Over 7523 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (73%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (74%)
  • Motorcycle77 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 110th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2018

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2018, with 23 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2018

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2018: 47, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM34781015
2ndA34183110
3rdB2177182417
4thA32171907
5thA272152107
6thA31142521
7thA334101403
8thB3420101302
9thA309081413
10thB333581000
11thA3371121
12thB33547902
13thB30356601
14thB30406600
15thB30416702
16thB30476701
17thB30496802
18thB33305800
19thA3033301
20thB21503301

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2018

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 72.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2018

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2018: 107.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years