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Test Valley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2008, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (381), and casualties fell from 491.

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

Collisions in 2008
328
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
448
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2008

1.2% of collisions in Test Valley in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight26781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight37784%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 328, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (19%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.5%)
  • February28 (8.5%)
  • March38 (12%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August23 (7%)
  • September29 (8.8%)
  • October27 (8.2%)
  • November25 (7.6%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (67%)
  • Wet or damp98 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph97 (30%)
  • 40 mph51 (16%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph81 (25%)
  • 70 mph76 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (24%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (65%)
  • Passenger126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2008.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2008

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2008, with 31 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2008

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2008: 43, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057435209
2ndA303314525
3rdM27305100
4thA343243516
5thA27141803
6thB308491004
7thM27191602
8thA34281103
9thA30907901
10thA3471002
11thA305601
12thA3385701
13thB34025500
14thA363600
15thM33500
16thA30932201
17thB30482300
18thA2721100
19thA3571200
20thB11100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2008

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2008: 63.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2008

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2008: 80.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2008.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years