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Test Valley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,987 road traffic collisions in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025, and 26,284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 430 were fatal and 4,402 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 245 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (220), and casualties rose from 284 to 330.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,987
167th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,284
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
430
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
245
Up 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Test Valley

2.3% of collisions in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4302.3%
  • Serious4,40223%
  • Slight14,15575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4751.8%
  • Serious5,42121%
  • Slight20,38878%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. In 2025 there were 245, up 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 245
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025245330
2024220284
2023211276
2022222294
2021205290
2020210280
2019216286
2018268354
2017251340
2016250321
2015263356
2014293384
2013269356
2012303403
2011299398
2010308385
2009271382
2008328448
2007381491
2006351446
2005311426
2004371523
2003422571
2002473619
2001439612
2000488691
1999448630
1998455662
1997497684
1996533744
1995502772
1994500706
1993477657
1992539711
1991534777
1990590809
1989597850
1988589858
1987535766
1986601827
1985595838
1984539748
1983506678
1982484686
1981506764
1980543790
1979549781

When and where crashes happen in Test Valley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,668 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,712 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,760 (15%)
  • Thursday2,794 (15%)
  • Friday3,247 (17%)
  • Saturday2,653 (14%)
  • Sunday2,153 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59692 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59302 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,847 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,759 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,179 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,652 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,804 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,752 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,498 (7.9%)
  • February1,380 (7.3%)
  • March1,461 (7.7%)
  • April1,381 (7.3%)
  • May1,541 (8.1%)
  • June1,608 (8.5%)
  • July1,711 (9%)
  • August1,606 (8.5%)
  • September1,623 (8.5%)
  • October1,746 (9.2%)
  • November1,823 (9.6%)
  • December1,609 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,620 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,138 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,905 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown254 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit70 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,600 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,581 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds358 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds304 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist246 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds100 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds48 (0.3%)
  • Other698 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,143 (64%)
  • Wet or damp6,112 (32%)
  • Frost or ice501 (2.6%)
  • Snow150 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep63 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph21 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph5,551 (29%)
  • 40 mph1,670 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph656 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph7,687 (40%)
  • 70 mph3,397 (18%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,070 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway3,117 (16%)
  • Roundabout1,323 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road384 (2%)
  • Not recorded93 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Test Valley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,200 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist3,430 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,880 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist1,740 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant919 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)343 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant276 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant235 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant135 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant102 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5487 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10753 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,340 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 205,283 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,646 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,745 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,542 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,802 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,789 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,106 (4.2%)
  • Over 75777 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,328 (66%)
  • Passenger7,076 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,880 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,527 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,397 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,051 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,785 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,566 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle328 (1%)
  • Bus or coach301 (0.9%)
  • Minibus181 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car157 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle39 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Test Valley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Test Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Test Valley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 167th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
167th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
182ndWest Lothian19,08126,6524024,185
183rdIsle of Wight19,06925,3402384,438
184thSpelthorne19,00824,2142062,984
185thTest Valley (this area)18,98726,2844304,402
186thDartford18,85725,9792492,980
187thAshford18,74625,7283693,823
188thBath and North East Somerset18,71324,6313693,906

Accident hotspots in Test Valley

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area is the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley, with 494 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025: 1,851, including 30 fatal and 409 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30571,8512,51930409
2ndA3031,4022,17970352
3rdA3431,3721,88931325
4thM271,0441,55113141
5thA271,0031,41419275
6thA3056689825171
7thA34248872612115
8thA97045969324179
9thA3140960712108
10thA3090385540987
11thB3402314367641
12thB3084309429693
13thM271300409435
14thA342974921483
15thA3093268332448
16thA362554161443
17thB34001722531035
18thA338163243644
19thA968119199556
20thM3101145213

Towns in Test Valley

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025: 3,502.

Postcode districts in Test Valley

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025: 4,152.

Latest crashes in Test Valley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Test Valley, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity