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Test Valley road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2009, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2008 (328), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2009
271
Down 17% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
382
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Test Valley in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight21278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight31282%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 271, down 17% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.1%)
  • February7 (2.6%)
  • March21 (7.7%)
  • April18 (6.6%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July20 (7.4%)
  • August23 (8.5%)
  • September22 (8.1%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December24 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (68%)
  • Wet or damp67 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph83 (31%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph77 (28%)
  • 70 mph65 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (21%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (71%)
  • Passenger96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2009.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2009

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams, Test Valley, SO16 0AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2009, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2009

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2009: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057375507
2ndA343293907
3rdM27294003
4thA27162314
5thA303131703
6thA3090121803
7thM271111300
8thB308491002
9thA3081402
10thA30936701
11thA3461201
12thB34026800
13thA3424501
14thA3641301
15thB30482301
16thB33982200
17thB34002200
18thM32300
19thA3381100
20thB30491100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2009

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2009: 49.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2009

SO51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2009: 62.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years