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Test Valley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1979, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,987 collisions in Test Valley.

Collisions in 1979
549
Casualties in 1979
781
Fatal collisions
17
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Test Valley in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious21239%
  • Slight32058%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious27335%
  • Slight48963%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 549.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.4%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March38 (6.9%)
  • April44 (8%)
  • May49 (8.9%)
  • June43 (7.8%)
  • July47 (8.6%)
  • August48 (8.7%)
  • September45 (8.2%)
  • October42 (7.7%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December47 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other33 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (60%)
  • Wet or damp155 (28%)
  • Frost or ice44 (8%)
  • Snow21 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph141 (26%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph65 (12%)
  • 70 mph307 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (21%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20214 (27%)
  • 21 to 25118 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5584 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (59%)
  • Passenger257 (33%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (62%)
  • Motorcycle163 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1979

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1979 in Test Valley

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 168th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
168th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1979

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1979: 51, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30575166125
2ndA3034459211
3rdA9703959211
4thA3433247017
5thA272739111
6thA302551115
7thA31203216
8thB3402131303
9thA968111807
10thA342101914
11thA3471315
12thA3671203
13thB30847804
14thM277913
15thA3386603
16thA335702
17thB907652014
18thA9714602
19thB30483300
20thB33983300

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1979

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1979: 87.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1979

SO51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1979: 109.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years