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Winchester road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2023, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (286), and casualties fell from 401.

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

Collisions in 2023
273
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
365
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2023

2.6% of collisions in Winchester in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious6825%
  • Slight19873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight28879%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 273, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 273
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (10%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday58 (21%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.2%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March23 (8.4%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May35 (13%)
  • June25 (9.2%)
  • July23 (8.4%)
  • August23 (8.4%)
  • September21 (7.7%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November16 (5.9%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (63%)
  • Wet or damp95 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph69 (25%)
  • 40 mph46 (17%)
  • 50 mph29 (11%)
  • 60 mph79 (29%)
  • 70 mph42 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (22%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3576 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (12%)
  • 56 to 6564 (18%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (74%)
  • Passenger71 (19%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 129th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2023

St Bartholomew, Winchester, SO23 7RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2023, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2023

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2023: 34, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3345517
2ndB2177212317
3rdA34193014
4thA31111813
5thA32111405
6thB3420111303
7thA33491702
8thB333091004
9thA30907701
10thB304771011
11thA2726702
12thA3361001
13thB30356903
14thB33356702
15thB30465710
16thA274600
17thB30403301
18thB30433602
19thB30492200
20thB21501101

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2023

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 45.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2023

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2023: 77.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2023, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years