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Winchester road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2020, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2019 (307), and casualties fell from 415.

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

Collisions in 2020
244
Down 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
354
Down 15% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2020

3.3% of collisions in Winchester in 2020 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious7029%
  • Slight16668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious8123%
  • Slight26374%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 244, down 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (9%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (18%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (16%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March20 (8.2%)
  • April15 (6.1%)
  • May12 (4.9%)
  • June15 (6.1%)
  • July19 (7.8%)
  • August17 (7%)
  • September23 (9.4%)
  • October21 (8.6%)
  • November23 (9.4%)
  • December21 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (66%)
  • Wet or damp79 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph83 (34%)
  • 40 mph40 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (30%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (53%)
  • Cyclist44 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (14%)
  • 16 to 2037 (10%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (13%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (65%)
  • Passenger102 (29%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (11%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 123rd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2020

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2020, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2020

The B2177 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2020: 19, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2177192514
2ndM3172106
3rdA32111703
4thA272101713
5thA34101301
6thB303591522
7thB21507812
8thB304071000
9thB33356601
10thA30905502
11thA3345601
12thB30495601
13thB34205612
14thA334411
15thB30474802
16thB34044502
17thB33543401
18thA32200
19thA3032200
20thA312211

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2020

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 45.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2020

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2020: 61.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years