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Test Valley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1989, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (589), and casualties fell from 858.

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

Collisions in 1989
597
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
850
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1989

2% of collisions in Test Valley in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious14324%
  • Slight44274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious18722%
  • Slight65076%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 597, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February38 (6.4%)
  • March47 (7.9%)
  • April37 (6.2%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June54 (9%)
  • July47 (7.9%)
  • August53 (8.9%)
  • September44 (7.4%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December59 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (64%)
  • Wet or damp195 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (27%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph318 (53%)
  • 70 mph83 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (15%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (12%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20226 (27%)
  • 21 to 25151 (18%)
  • 26 to 35144 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (67%)
  • Passenger223 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (69%)
  • Motorcycle102 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1989

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1989 in Test Valley

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

  • 17 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 159th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1989

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1989: 63, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30576387017
2ndA3035188211
3rdA343405208
4thA9703043012
5thA272943010
6thA31274007
7thM27163334
8thA342141812
9thA309391302
10thA3491512
11thA3081204
12thA96881101
13thA97181500
14thB308471003
15thA3661000
16thM2716801
17thB340051101
18thB34025701
19thB90744602
20thA3383301

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1989

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1989: 108.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1989

SO51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1989: 137.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years