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PO17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,411 road traffic collisions in the PO17 postcode district, Winchester, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 594 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
2,411
1,559th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,492
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
70 people killed
Serious collisions
594
735 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
56
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PO17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal632.6%
  • Serious59425%
  • Slight1,75473%

What the data shows

  • PO17 had 388 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 462 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in PO17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 208 children under 16 were killed or injured in PO17, 6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in PO17.

Where PO17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,559th
Most casualties
1,489th
Most fatal collisions
855th
Most serious collisions
1,225th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday403 (17%)
  • Tuesday327 (14%)
  • Wednesday345 (14%)
  • Thursday366 (15%)
  • Friday366 (15%)
  • Saturday310 (13%)
  • Sunday294 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,742 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting504 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,162 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout62 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph452 (19%)
  • 40 mph383 (16%)
  • 50 mph156 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph1,193 (49%)
  • 70 mph223 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,970 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds274 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other58 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,351 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist603 (17%)
  • Cyclist168 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian117 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant109 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PO17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PO17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PO17 peaked at 72 in 1999; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254056
20244353
20232738
20223959
20214061
20203139
20193953
20183649
20174045
20165376
20153750
20144157
20134162
20123953
20114965
20104960
20094862
20085062
20075873
20065070
20053852
20044976
200369104
20026895
20015580
20005375
199972118
199865106
19974860
19965276
19955487
19945163
19936795
19924463
19916493
19906192
19895581
198869109
19874665
19865481
19855688
19847292
19835179
198260101
198163106
198070122
19795590

Map of recent crashes in PO17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PO17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PO17

The 24 most recent collisions in PO17 happened between 9 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PO17

The A32 has the most collisions in PO17, 590 of 2,411 (24%), followed by the B2177 (384).

Collisions in PO17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3259087717166
2ndB217738457915103
3rdA334192259644
4thA333108182639
5thM2794123022
6thA27151703
7thB21504800

Council areas covering PO17

Collisions in PO17 were recorded in 4 council areas. Winchester has 1,855 of 2,411 (77%).

Collisions in PO17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWinchester1,8552,70151480
2ndFareham51172310111
3rdPortsmouth375923
4thEast Hampshire7800

Towns in PO17

Collisions in PO17 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Wickham (325) and Shedfield (29).