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Winchester road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2019, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2018 (361), and casualties fell from 493.

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

Collisions in 2019
307
Down 15% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
415
Down 16% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2019

2.3% of collisions in Winchester in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious8227%
  • Slight21871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight31977%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 307, down 15% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February26 (8.5%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April28 (9.1%)
  • May30 (9.8%)
  • June24 (7.8%)
  • July27 (8.8%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September30 (9.8%)
  • October14 (4.6%)
  • November28 (9.1%)
  • December30 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (73%)
  • Wet or damp79 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph85 (28%)
  • 40 mph57 (19%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph91 (30%)
  • 70 mph41 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (15%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8%)
  • Cyclist29 (7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7%)
  • Over 7522 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (70%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (75%)
  • Motorcycle61 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 132nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2019

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2019, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2019

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2019: 32, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3326106
2ndA334161805
3rdB2177162605
4thA32152016
5thA272121303
6thB3035111600
7thB3335111403
8thA3090101203
9thA34101003
10thB3047101303
11thB34207802
12thA316800
13thB215061012
14thA34400
15thA334411
16thB30403300
17thB30493500
18thB33303400
19thA272300
20thA3032400

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2019

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 44.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2019

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2019: 92.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2019, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years