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Winchester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,451 road traffic collisions in Winchester from 1979 to 2025, and 5,309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 821 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 57 collisions, up 39% on 2024 (41).

Collisions since 1979
4,451
234th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,309
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
35 people killed
Serious collisions
821
871 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
57
Up 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Up 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Winchester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal350.8%
  • Serious82118%
  • Slight3,59581%

What the data shows

  • Winchester had 510 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 714 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Winchester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 696 children under 16 were killed or injured in Winchester, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Winchester.

Where Winchester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
234th
Most casualties
247th
Most fatal collisions
297th
Most serious collisions
225th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday651 (15%)
  • Tuesday679 (15%)
  • Wednesday681 (15%)
  • Thursday678 (15%)
  • Friday843 (19%)
  • Saturday557 (13%)
  • Sunday362 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,359 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit910 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,394 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road541 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway254 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout226 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph134 (3%)
  • 30 mph3,578 (80%)
  • 40 mph365 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph107 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph159 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph107 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,592 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds566 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other136 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,225 (42%)
  • Pedestrian1,248 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist884 (17%)
  • Cyclist639 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant144 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant93 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Winchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Winchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Winchester peaked at 149 in 1985; 2025 had 57.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 57
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255759
20244144
20234551
20224956
20214350
20204554
20194449
20187286
20174958
20166580
20156676
20146272
20134751
20126878
201181100
20107081
20096480
20087383
200789105
200694110
200585111
200493108
200390101
2002104121
2001120154
200087112
1999122147
1998116140
1997144172
1996124158
1995119134
1994114148
1993116137
1992103122
1991100132
1990121141
1989116137
1988131152
1987133155
1986130152
1985149177
1984143159
1983132154
1982143187
1981135162
1980139170
1979118143

Map of recent crashes in Winchester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Winchester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Winchester

The 24 most recent collisions in Winchester happened between 26 August and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Winchester

The A272 has the most collisions in Winchester, 363 of 4,451 (8.2%), followed by the A3090 (345).

Collisions in Winchester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA272363430281
2ndA3090345407171
3rdB3420278358149
4thB3040214261037
5thA333175210538
6thB3330141164023
7thB3335139167218
8thB3041103120119
9thB3049101145013
10thB3404100120121
11thA3384127319
12thM38010627
13thA30927380115
14thB30446074010
15thA345775010
16thB3331475217
17thA31374407
18thB3047333825
19thB3057244006
20thB3355222316
21stB30906802
22ndA30404400
23rdB34004401

Council areas covering Winchester

Collisions in Winchester were recorded in 2 council areas. Winchester has 4,443 of 4,451 (99.8%).

Collisions in Winchester by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWinchester4,4435,29735820
2ndTest Valley7900

Postcode districts in Winchester

Collisions in Winchester were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by SO23 (2,563) and SO22 (1,828).