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Test Valley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1982, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (506), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 1982
484
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
686
Down 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
19
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1982

3.9% of collisions in Test Valley in 1982 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.9%
  • Serious17135%
  • Slight29461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.2%
  • Serious22733%
  • Slight43764%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 484, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (18%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.4%)
  • February26 (5.4%)
  • March40 (8.3%)
  • April33 (6.8%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June57 (12%)
  • July36 (7.4%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September58 (12%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November40 (8.3%)
  • December43 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (64%)
  • Wet or damp147 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (26%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph265 (55%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout29 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant35 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8%)
  • 16 to 20217 (32%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (60%)
  • Passenger213 (31%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (62%)
  • Motorcycle153 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Test Valley

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1982.

Collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1982

The A303 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1982: 41, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3034171313
2ndA30573446013
3rdA9703352220
4thA3432933111
5thA27284518
6thA31234424
7thA30223517
8thB3084111824
9thB3402101212
10thB907691105
11thM2781013
12thA3471001
13thA30936600
14thA3426802
15thA96861304
16thA3385502
17thB33984500
18thB34004501
19thM2713501
20thA9712202

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1982

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1982: 89.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1982

SO51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1982: 97.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years