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Winchester road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2021, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2020 (244), and casualties fell from 354.

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

Collisions in 2021
251
Up 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
347
Down 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2021

2.8% of collisions in Winchester in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious6425%
  • Slight18072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious8123%
  • Slight25975%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 251, up 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 251
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (18%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.2%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April31 (12%)
  • May20 (8%)
  • June16 (6.4%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August21 (8.4%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October23 (9.2%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December19 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (75%)
  • Wet or damp56 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph75 (30%)
  • 40 mph38 (15%)
  • 50 mph15 (6%)
  • 60 mph74 (29%)
  • 70 mph41 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (16%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (13%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (68%)
  • Passenger85 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (69%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 128th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2021

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2021, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2021

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2021: 26, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3264325
2ndB2177192616
3rdA32111614
4thA334111301
5thA34101703
6thA2727703
7thB215071301
8thB30407703
9thA30906802
10thB30495600
11thA314602
12thB34204401
13thA3033400
14thA333801
15thB30353312
16thB33353400
17thM273302
18thA272300
19thB30462401
20thB30472200

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2021

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 43.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2021

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2021: 72.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2021, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years