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SO22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,278 road traffic collisions in the SO22 postcode district, Winchester, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,889 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 462 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 41% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,278
1,621st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,889
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
28 people killed
Serious collisions
462
508 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal261.1%
  • Serious46220%
  • Slight1,79079%

What the data shows

  • SO22 had 302 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 349 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in SO22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 433 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO22, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in SO22.

Where SO22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,621st
Most casualties
1,695th
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
1,597th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday345 (15%)
  • Tuesday335 (15%)
  • Wednesday362 (16%)
  • Thursday381 (17%)
  • Friday430 (19%)
  • Saturday252 (11%)
  • Sunday173 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,723 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit408 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,966 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout118 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,424 (63%)
  • 40 mph420 (18%)
  • 50 mph89 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph228 (10%)
  • 70 mph93 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,812 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds301 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other70 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,503 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist453 (16%)
  • Pedestrian428 (15%)
  • Cyclist345 (12%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO22 peaked at 82 in 1982; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253133
20242229
20232427
20222731
20213338
20202733
20192124
20184555
20173239
20164051
20153743
20143337
20132527
20123336
20114250
20103644
20093243
20083340
20074257
20063641
20054974
20044664
20034961
20025065
20014868
20004763
199976101
19985561
19976577
19966592
19954858
19946083
19935469
19925672
19915474
19906788
19896079
19887599
19876994
19865668
19857590
19847588
19835875
198282118
19815972
19807286
19795772

Map of recent crashes in SO22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO22

The 24 most recent collisions in SO22 happened between 14 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO22

The A3090 has the most collisions in SO22, 318 of 2,278 (14%), followed by the B3420 (248).

Collisions in SO22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3090318403369
2ndB3420248348554
3rdA272175238251
4thB3040172211028
5thB3049129186017
6thB3041103120119
7thA34567729
8thB3057284908
9thB3044212502
10thA31152201
11thB30904502
12thB34044802
13thA30403300

Council areas covering SO22

Collisions in SO22 were recorded in 2 council areas. Winchester has 2,272 of 2,278 (99.7%).

Collisions in SO22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWinchester2,2722,88126461
2ndTest Valley3300

Town in SO22

Of the 2,278 collisions in SO22, 1,828 (80%) were in Winchester.