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Winchester road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2022, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2021 (251), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 2022
286
Up 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
401
Up 16% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2022

1.7% of collisions in Winchester in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious7225%
  • Slight20973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight31679%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 286, up 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (19%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.3%)
  • February23 (8%)
  • March22 (7.7%)
  • April27 (9.4%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June22 (7.7%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August21 (7.3%)
  • September18 (6.3%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December27 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (76%)
  • Wet or damp61 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph85 (30%)
  • 40 mph34 (12%)
  • 50 mph32 (11%)
  • 60 mph82 (29%)
  • 70 mph43 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (13%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (12%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7533 (8.2%)
  • Over 7522 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (72%)
  • Passenger86 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (70%)
  • Motorcycle54 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 122nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2022

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2022, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2022

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2022: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3346407
2ndA321823010
3rdB2177141813
4thB3047131515
5thA334101104
6thA34101101
7thB304991303
8thA318801
9thB342081101
10thA337801
11thB30357911
12thA3036811
13thA2725802
14thA30515800
15thB30404400
16thB33304400
17thB33354501
18thA33300
19thA30903401
20thB21503302

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2022

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 49.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2022

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2022: 78.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years