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Test Valley road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1996, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (502), and casualties fell from 772.

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

Collisions in 1996
533
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
744
Down 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Test Valley in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight45986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious7710%
  • Slight65989%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 533, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.9%)
  • February48 (9%)
  • March56 (11%)
  • April27 (5.1%)
  • May38 (7.1%)
  • June41 (7.7%)
  • July30 (5.6%)
  • August49 (9.2%)
  • September48 (9%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November40 (7.5%)
  • December48 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other29 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (60%)
  • Wet or damp191 (36%)
  • Snow11 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (30%)
  • 40 mph45 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph247 (46%)
  • 70 mph67 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • Roundabout52 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant552 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20144 (19%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35163 (22%)
  • 36 to 4591 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (66%)
  • Passenger214 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car777 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 163rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1996

The A343 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1996: 57, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA343577316
2ndA3057445504
3rdM27294701
4thA342284403
5thA27274402
6thA303192821
7thA3090151903
8thA30132223
9thA970111201
10thB3084111903
11thA34101801
12thA33871311
13thA3671001
14thA30936800
15thB340061012
16thA315600
17thM34600
18thB30483501
19thB34023300
20thM2713400

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1996

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1996: 118.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1996

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1996: 129.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years