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Test Valley road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2010, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2009 (271), and casualties rose from 382.

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

Collisions in 2010
308
Up 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
385
Up 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2010

1.6% of collisions in Test Valley in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight25181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight32384%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 308, up 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 308
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (20%)
  • Wednesday31 (10%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.5%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March17 (5.5%)
  • April28 (9.1%)
  • May30 (9.7%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July26 (8.4%)
  • August26 (8.4%)
  • September26 (8.4%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (69%)
  • Wet or damp83 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph111 (36%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph70 (23%)
  • 70 mph81 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (22%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (19%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (73%)
  • Passenger81 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (74%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2010.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2010

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams, Test Valley, SO16 0AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2010, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2010

The M27 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2010: 36, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27365501
2ndA3057273504
3rdA303263116
4thA343202405
5thM271172303
6thA27121502
7thA309081203
8thA348802
9thA306801
10thA30936611
11thB34025801
12thA3384610
13thA3424602
14thA364500
15thB30493300
16thB30843511
17thB33982401
18thB34002200
19thB30481100
20thB32401200

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2010

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2010: 51.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2010

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2010: 69.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years