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Test Valley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1985, and 838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1984 (539), and casualties rose from 748.

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

Collisions in 1985
595
Up 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
838
Up 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Test Valley in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious19533%
  • Slight39266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious26131%
  • Slight56968%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 595, up 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.6%)
  • February32 (5.4%)
  • March44 (7.4%)
  • April42 (7.1%)
  • May41 (6.9%)
  • June54 (9.1%)
  • July67 (11%)
  • August48 (8.1%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November48 (8.1%)
  • December52 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (62%)
  • Wet or damp190 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.7%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (30%)
  • 40 mph24 (4%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph324 (54%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (18%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist67 (8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20218 (26%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35113 (13%)
  • 36 to 45104 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (62%)
  • Passenger245 (29%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (65%)
  • Motorcycle150 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Test Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 147th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1985

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1985: 62, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30576286021
2ndA3035392118
3rdA3434157112
4thA273355017
5thA313045016
6thA9702445111
7thA30162504
8thM27151903
9thA3093111402
10thA338111405
11thA34102714
12thB3402101001
13thB30848902
14thB33988800
15thB340081003
16thA367902
17thA3425503
18thA9685802
19thA9714402
20thA2723300

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1985

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1985: 118.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1985

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1985: 132.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years