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Test Valley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1984, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (506), and casualties rose from 678.

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

Collisions in 1984
539
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
748
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
21
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1984

3.9% of collisions in Test Valley in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.9%
  • Serious16531%
  • Slight35365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.8%
  • Serious20327%
  • Slight52470%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 539, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.3%)
  • February46 (8.5%)
  • March35 (6.5%)
  • April38 (7.1%)
  • May51 (9.5%)
  • June61 (11%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August49 (9.1%)
  • September36 (6.7%)
  • October53 (9.8%)
  • November41 (7.6%)
  • December39 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (65%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (28%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph286 (53%)
  • 70 mph50 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (22%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist60 (8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8%)
  • 16 to 20205 (27%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (13%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (60%)
  • Passenger228 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (63%)
  • Motorcycle156 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1984

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 175th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1984

The A343 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1984: 54, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3435476311
2ndA30574966115
3rdA3034286611
4thA31232717
5thA272131011
6thA970193227
7thA30162705
8thB3084111305
9thA3093101413
10thA34291804
11thA3691002
12thM2791203
13thA3387903
14thA346811
15thA9686613
16thB34026611
17thB30484500
18thA9713511
19thB30423300
20thB34003501

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1984

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1984: 115.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1984

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1984: 131.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1984, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years