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Winchester road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2024, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2023 (273), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2024
305
Up 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
409
Up 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2024

2% of collisions in Winchester in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious9431%
  • Slight20567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious10024%
  • Slight30274%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 305, up 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February19 (6.2%)
  • March29 (9.5%)
  • April22 (7.2%)
  • May29 (9.5%)
  • June18 (5.9%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September29 (9.5%)
  • October25 (8.2%)
  • November24 (7.9%)
  • December23 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (74%)
  • Wet or damp71 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph80 (26%)
  • 40 mph50 (16%)
  • 50 mph27 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph90 (30%)
  • 70 mph46 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (14%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (12%)
  • 66 to 7541 (10%)
  • Over 7527 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (72%)
  • Passenger89 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (71%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 104th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2024

St Bartholomew, Winchester, SO23 7RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2024, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2024

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2024: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM33862010
2ndB2177203109
3rdA272131405
4thA32131703
5thA334131713
6thA309091214
7thA3181403
8thA3481011
9thB304781412
10thB21506602
11thB34046600
12thA335612
13thB30355601
14thB33355603
15thB34205502
16thM275601
17thA30341010
18thB30404401
19thB30463402
20thB30493400

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2024

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 41.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2024

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2024: 88.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years