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Test Valley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 1998, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (497), and casualties fell from 684.

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

Collisions in 1998
455
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
662
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 1998

2.2% of collisions in Test Valley in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight38284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight57186%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 455, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.4%)
  • February37 (8.1%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April37 (8.1%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June39 (8.6%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August29 (6.4%)
  • September37 (8.1%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November44 (9.7%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (58%)
  • Wet or damp183 (40%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (28%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph192 (42%)
  • 70 mph82 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (18%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (69%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35137 (21%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (62%)
  • Passenger208 (31%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1998.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 1998

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 1998: 56, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057568519
2ndA343354826
3rdM27336602
4thA303283918
5thA27203305
6thA3090141502
7thA34142114
8thA342121802
9thB3084101702
10thB340081010
11thA366801
12thA3051011
13thA30935810
14thA3385700
15thB34024401
16thM2714500
17thM34601
18thB30483300
19thB30903400
20thB33982200

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 1998

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 1998: 90.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 1998

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 1998: 108.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 1998, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years