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Test Valley road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1990, and 809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (597), and casualties fell from 850.

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

Collisions in 1990
590
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
809
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Test Valley in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious13924%
  • Slight43774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious16721%
  • Slight62878%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 590, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.5%)
  • February52 (8.8%)
  • March52 (8.8%)
  • April45 (7.6%)
  • May49 (8.3%)
  • June52 (8.8%)
  • July48 (8.1%)
  • August39 (6.6%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October50 (8.5%)
  • November49 (8.3%)
  • December49 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (67%)
  • Wet or damp172 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (25%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph304 (52%)
  • 70 mph88 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (15%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (13%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20180 (22%)
  • 21 to 25136 (17%)
  • 26 to 35138 (17%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (65%)
  • Passenger217 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (72%)
  • Motorcycle104 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1990

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1990 in Test Valley

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Test Valley ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 156th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1990

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1990: 52, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30575274111
2ndA303487549
3rdA273347012
4thA343334518
5thA31293905
6thA9702837112
7thM27222816
8thA30182604
9thB3084132604
10thA342121901
11thB3402111101
12thA34101804
13thA30936600
14thA3385602
15thA365502
16thA9684403
17thA9714902
18thB33984402
19thB34004810
20thB34204702

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1990

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1990: 95.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1990

SO51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1990: 127.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1990.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years