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Test Valley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1981, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 215 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (543), and casualties fell from 790.

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

Collisions in 1981
506
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
764
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
215
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1981

3% of collisions in Test Valley in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious21542%
  • Slight27655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious29138%
  • Slight45860%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 506, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (19%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February50 (9.9%)
  • March41 (8.1%)
  • April43 (8.5%)
  • May42 (8.3%)
  • June37 (7.3%)
  • July57 (11%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September46 (9.1%)
  • October44 (8.7%)
  • November44 (8.7%)
  • December29 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (69%)
  • Wet or damp136 (27%)
  • Snow12 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph133 (26%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph302 (60%)
  • 70 mph43 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5%)
  • 16 to 20266 (35%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (13%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (60%)
  • Passenger250 (33%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (63%)
  • Motorcycle170 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1981

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1981 in Test Valley

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1981.

Collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1981

The A303 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1981: 40, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3034077117
2ndA30573644014
3rdA3433663013
4thA9703041020
5thA312635111
6thA271833011
7thA30183327
8thB3402141512
9thM2791903
10thB30847705
11thB90767907
12thA309361002
13thA3426904
14thA97161013
15thA345902
16thA96851804
17thA3384500
18thB33984610
19thB34003300
20thA362401

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1981

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1981: 98.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1981

SO51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1981: 110.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1981, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years