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Test Valley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1997, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (533), and casualties fell from 744.

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

Collisions in 1997
497
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
684
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1997

2% of collisions in Test Valley in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight42285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight58786%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 497, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (17%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.4%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April31 (6.2%)
  • May45 (9.1%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July47 (9.5%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September35 (7%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December36 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (62%)
  • Wet or damp179 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (28%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph213 (43%)
  • 70 mph91 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (17%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 35149 (22%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (66%)
  • Passenger179 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (78%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1997.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1997

The A343 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1997: 44, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA343446108
2ndM27386107
3rdA3057374903
4thA303283904
5thA27223413
6thA342202612
7thA3090193014
8thA36111301
9thB3400101223
10thA3081912
11thB34028810
12thB308471300
13thA30935701
14thA345801
15thB34205902
16thM2715500
17thM33510
18thA332200
19thA3352200
20thA3382201

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1997

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1997: 101.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1997

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1997: 117.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years