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Test Valley road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1986, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (595), and casualties fell from 838.

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

Collisions in 1986
601
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
827
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
18
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1986

3% of collisions in Test Valley in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious15125%
  • Slight43272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious19323%
  • Slight61374%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 601, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (11%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (17%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.3%)
  • February29 (4.8%)
  • March46 (7.7%)
  • April39 (6.5%)
  • May54 (9%)
  • June45 (7.5%)
  • July55 (9.2%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September58 (9.7%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November55 (9.2%)
  • December50 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (61%)
  • Wet or damp212 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (30%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph323 (54%)
  • 70 mph65 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (18%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20244 (30%)
  • 21 to 25139 (17%)
  • 26 to 35113 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (65%)
  • Passenger223 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (66%)
  • Motorcycle158 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.8%)
  • Minibus19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Test Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 147th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1986

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1986: 54, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057546919
2ndA3434557014
3rdA3034362012
4thA274174213
5thA31212725
6thA30162706
7thA342162504
8thA970161915
9thB3084152204
10thM27131505
11thA34122824
12thA968101724
13thA3682024
14thA3387913
15thB30486900
16thB34026602
17thB30425710
18thB34005610
19thA2724400
20thA30934801

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1986

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1986: 97.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1986

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1986: 117.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years