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Test Valley road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1980
543
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
790
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1980

2% of collisions in Test Valley in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious21239%
  • Slight32059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious28937%
  • Slight48962%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 543, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.4%)
  • February41 (7.6%)
  • March50 (9.2%)
  • April36 (6.6%)
  • May48 (8.8%)
  • June40 (7.4%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August59 (11%)
  • September41 (7.6%)
  • October50 (9.2%)
  • November51 (9.4%)
  • December32 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (62%)
  • Wet or damp172 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Snow10 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (23%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph200 (37%)
  • 70 mph182 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (9%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (24%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant50 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20221 (28%)
  • 21 to 25118 (15%)
  • 26 to 35148 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (62%)
  • Passenger235 (30%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (59%)
  • Motorcycle180 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1980

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1980 in Test Valley

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 172nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1980

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1980: 45, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30574568016
2ndA3434452017
3rdA9704467021
4thA3033863312
5thA272336010
6thA302140111
7thA9681931012
8thA31182416
9thB3402141611
10thA342111807
11thM27111505
12thA3093101005
13thA34101613
14thA3385801
15thA364410
16thB34004603
17thB90744401
18thA9713300
19thB34203301
20thB90713702

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years