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Test Valley road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2003, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2002 (473), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 2003
422
Down 11% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
571
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2003

2.8% of collisions in Test Valley in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight35183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight47483%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 422, down 11% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.3%)
  • February36 (8.5%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April36 (8.5%)
  • May28 (6.6%)
  • June40 (9.5%)
  • July40 (9.5%)
  • August33 (7.8%)
  • September33 (7.8%)
  • October37 (8.8%)
  • November37 (8.8%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (70%)
  • Wet or damp112 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (36%)
  • 40 mph57 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph139 (33%)
  • 70 mph62 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (17%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 45104 (18%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (67%)
  • Passenger151 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (74%)
  • Motorcycle82 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Test Valley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Test Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2003.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2003

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2003, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2003

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2003: 62, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057627819
2ndA27344127
3rdM27294501
4thA343284204
5thA303233815
6thA3090233022
7thA30162404
8thA342101812
9thA36102822
10thB3084101312
11thB34026701
12thM2716710
13thA345801
14thM34400
15thA30933300
16thA3383400
17thA30551100
18thA3351100
19thB30371100
20thB33351100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2003

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2003: 92.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2003

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2003: 108.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years