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SO24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,752
1,867th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,511
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
60 people killed
Serious collisions
478
607 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal533%
  • Serious47827%
  • Slight1,22170%

What the data shows

  • SO24 had 209 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 262 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in SO24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 227 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO24, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in SO24.

Where SO24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,867th
Most casualties
1,850th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,552nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (13%)
  • Tuesday239 (14%)
  • Wednesday262 (15%)
  • Thursday258 (15%)
  • Friday300 (17%)
  • Saturday243 (14%)
  • Sunday219 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,286 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting358 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,572 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph389 (22%)
  • 40 mph150 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph79 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph941 (54%)
  • 70 mph193 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,350 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other62 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,685 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist294 (12%)
  • Pedestrian168 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist135 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant110 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO24 peaked at 66 in 1986; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252132
20242944
20232230
20222127
20211419
20201927
20191825
20182429
20172230
20161924
20152532
20142127
20133340
20122532
20112534
20102028
20091823
20083844
20073250
20062529
20053855
20043644
20033148
20023135
20013447
20004257
19994265
19985076
19975868
19964068
19955081
19943754
19934459
19924152
19914264
19905279
19896090
19884264
198759101
19866689
19856080
19844688
19836092
19825177
19815889
19806486
19794777

Map of recent crashes in SO24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO24

The 24 most recent collisions in SO24 happened between 29 August 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO24

The A31 has the most collisions in SO24, 482 of 1,752 (28%), followed by the A272 (286).

Collisions in SO24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3148275220140
2ndA272286452878
3rdB3046221318564
4thB3047160199532
5thA32243336

Council areas covering SO24

Collisions in SO24 were recorded in 3 council areas. Winchester has 1,373 of 1,752 (78%).

Collisions in SO24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWinchester1,3731,96839381
2ndEast Hampshire3294741083
3rdBasingstoke and Deane4766314

Town in SO24

Of the 1,752 collisions in SO24, 304 (17%) were in New Alresford.