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Test Valley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1988, and 858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (535), and casualties rose from 766.

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

Collisions in 1988
589
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
858
Up 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
19
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1988

3.2% of collisions in Test Valley in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.2%
  • Serious15426%
  • Slight41671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious20224%
  • Slight63474%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 589, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (11%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday118 (20%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.7%)
  • February46 (7.8%)
  • March44 (7.5%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May40 (6.8%)
  • June41 (7%)
  • July54 (9.2%)
  • August38 (6.5%)
  • September56 (9.5%)
  • October54 (9.2%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December53 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (16%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (60%)
  • Wet or damp216 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph133 (23%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph332 (56%)
  • 70 mph70 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (13%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20192 (22%)
  • 21 to 25137 (16%)
  • 26 to 35145 (17%)
  • 36 to 45115 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (58%)
  • Passenger294 (34%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (72%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1988

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1988 in Test Valley

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 155th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1988

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1988: 55, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30575575012
2ndA3435272118
3rdA27354909
4thA303346239
5thA970255139
6thM27223213
7thA31212714
8thA30192724
9thA342151702
10thA34122514
11thA36111604
12thB3084111314
13thB3400101703
14thB3402101401
15thA96891714
16thA33871301
17thB304871002
18thA30935500
19thB34203501
20thA2722600

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1988

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1988: 104.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1988

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1988: 121.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years