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Compton (Winchester) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Compton, Winchester, from 1979 to 2025, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
240
1,769th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
344
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
36
47 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Compton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight20083%

What the data shows

  • Compton had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Compton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 36 children under 16 were killed or injured in Compton, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Compton.

Where Compton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,769th
Most casualties
1,666th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday51 (21%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway175 (73%)
  • Single carriageway58 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 40 mph43 (18%)
  • 50 mph34 (14%)
  • 60 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph127 (53%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant260 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Compton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Compton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Compton peaked at 15 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
2024812
202311
202212
202122
202023
2019610
201846
201733
201657
201544
201411
2013812
201244
201134
201088
200933
200813
200712
200622
200559
200467
200311
2002810
200111
200034
1999610
199835
199734
199633
199512
19941217
19931011
19921323
19911123
199067
19891522
198859
19871116
19861012
19851216
198423
1983710
198248
198147
198036
197978

Map of recent crashes in Compton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Compton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Compton

The 24 most recent collisions in Compton happened between 22 June 2018 and 20 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Compton

The A33 has the most collisions in Compton, 84 of 240 (35%), followed by the M3 (75).

Collisions in Compton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3384127113
2ndM3759819
3rdA31385919

Council area for Compton

Compton is in Winchester, where police recorded 21,559 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Compton accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Compton

All 240 collisions in Compton were in the SO21 postcode district.