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Test Valley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1987, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (601), and casualties fell from 827.

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

Collisions in 1987
535
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
766
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1987

3.4% of collisions in Test Valley in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.4%
  • Serious15128%
  • Slight36668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.7%
  • Serious19525%
  • Slight55072%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 535, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday105 (20%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.2%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March37 (6.9%)
  • April28 (5.2%)
  • May44 (8.2%)
  • June47 (8.8%)
  • July44 (8.2%)
  • August53 (9.9%)
  • September47 (8.8%)
  • October66 (12%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December48 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other29 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (62%)
  • Wet or damp186 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (28%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph281 (53%)
  • 70 mph50 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (14%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20195 (25%)
  • 21 to 25132 (17%)
  • 26 to 35121 (16%)
  • 36 to 45106 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (63%)
  • Passenger232 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (68%)
  • Motorcycle99 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Test Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 161st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1987

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1987: 45, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057455608
2ndA274062017
3rdA3433751113
4thA303367247
5thA31284306
6thA970273929
7thM27162613
8thA30152414
9thA342111203
10thA97191213
11thB308491101
12thA368912
13thB340281301
14thA3386701
15thB340061402
16thB30485501
17thA30934401
18thA2723310
19thA343511
20thB33983301

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1987

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1987: 104.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1987

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1987: 121.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years