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Test Valley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2012, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (299), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 2012
303
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
403
Up 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Test Valley in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6822%
  • Slight23377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight32280%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 303, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February32 (11%)
  • March21 (6.9%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August19 (6.3%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October23 (7.6%)
  • November26 (8.6%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (63%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph100 (33%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph84 (28%)
  • 70 mph75 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (17%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (8.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (71%)
  • Passenger92 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (76%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2012.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2012

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams, Test Valley, SO16 0AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2012, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2012

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2012: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057375008
2ndM27324704
3rdA303263104
4thA27172215
5thA3090162204
6thA343132303
7thA342121605
8thA3091403
9thB34027701
10thA345800
11thM2715500
12thM35602
13thA30934501
14thB33983302
15thA3382400
16thB34002301
17thA361100
18thB30841100
19thB34201101

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2012

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2012: 61.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2012

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2012: 73.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years