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Test Valley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2015, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (293), and casualties fell from 384.

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

Collisions in 2015
263
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
356
Down 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2015

2.3% of collisions in Test Valley in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious6324%
  • Slight19474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7120%
  • Slight27778%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 263, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 263
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (8%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April14 (5.3%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June15 (5.7%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August23 (8.7%)
  • September17 (6.5%)
  • October26 (9.9%)
  • November25 (9.5%)
  • December23 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (74%)
  • Wet or damp64 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph78 (30%)
  • 40 mph28 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph75 (29%)
  • 70 mph64 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (24%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (7%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (2%)
  • 16 to 2044 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (17%)
  • 56 to 6536 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (73%)
  • Passenger71 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (74%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Test Valley ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2015.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2015

Andover Harroway, Test Valley, SP10 3HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2015, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2015

The A303 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2015: 31, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303314424
2ndM27293804
3rdA3057283417
4thA343192213
5thA27152305
6thA3090101401
7thA3091504
8thA34291804
9thB340281203
10thM2716912
11thB30845702
12thA3441002
13thA30933401
14thB34203701
15thA3382500
16thB30432201
17thB33982201
18thA331100
19thA361200
20thB30481100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2015

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2015: 51.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2015

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2015: 56.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years