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Test Valley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1983, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1982 (484), and casualties fell from 686.

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

Collisions in 1983
506
Up 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
678
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Test Valley in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious17935%
  • Slight31662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious22333%
  • Slight44365%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 506, up 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.5%)
  • February24 (4.7%)
  • March44 (8.7%)
  • April45 (8.9%)
  • May36 (7.1%)
  • June58 (11%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September37 (7.3%)
  • October40 (7.9%)
  • November41 (8.1%)
  • December45 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (64%)
  • Wet or damp163 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph150 (30%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph261 (52%)
  • 70 mph50 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (22%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist66 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20193 (28%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 35107 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.6%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (61%)
  • Passenger195 (29%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (62%)
  • Motorcycle143 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1983

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1983.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1983

The A303 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1983: 45, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3034560216
2ndA30573753111
3rdA31223207
4thA27212618
5thA343193116
6thA970172929
7thA30162316
8thB3400102002
9thA3492006
10thA9688902
11thB33988803
12thA3427704
13thB308471105
14thB34026700
15thA30935503
16thA33851511
17thA9715605
18thA364500
19thB90764402
20thB30483802

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1983

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1983: 91.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1983

SO51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1983: 117.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years