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Winchester road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Winchester in 2025, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2024 (305), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 2025
320
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
417
Up 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Winchester in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Winchester in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.2% and 23% in Winchester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8426%
  • Slight23172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9523%
  • Slight31676%

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 650 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 320, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 320
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (20%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February14 (4.4%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June25 (7.8%)
  • July30 (9.4%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November27 (8.4%)
  • December22 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (74%)
  • Wet or damp79 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph112 (35%)
  • 40 mph50 (16%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph80 (25%)
  • 70 mph41 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Winchester in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (16%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (18%)
  • 21 to 2533 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3559 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (8.4%)
  • Over 7526 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (72%)
  • Passenger83 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (69%)
  • Motorcycle71 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Winchester in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Winchester ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Winchester had the 98th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Winchester in 2025

St Michael, Winchester, SO23 8BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Winchester in 2025, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Winchester with the most crashes in 2025

The M3 had the most collisions in Winchester in 2025: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Winchester, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM3233105
2ndB2177203614
3rdA32192905
4thA34151702
5thA272141706
6thA31142324
7thA334121414
8thB3049111202
9thB3035101411
10thB30407702
11thB30477903
12thA3035604
13thA274600
14thB30464501
15thB34044502
16thB34204401
17thA30513601
18thA30903502
19thA333400
20thB33303301

Towns in Winchester: crashes in 2025

Winchester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 57.

Postcode districts in Winchester: crashes in 2025

SO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Winchester in 2025: 84.

Latest crashes in Winchester in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Winchester in 2025, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Winchester road accidents in other years