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Test Valley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2016, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (263), and casualties fell from 356.

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

Collisions in 2016
250
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
321
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2016

2.4% of collisions in Test Valley in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious6426%
  • Slight18072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious7022%
  • Slight24476%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 250, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 250
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (18%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6%)
  • February27 (11%)
  • March19 (7.6%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May14 (5.6%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July19 (7.6%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October13 (5.2%)
  • November22 (8.8%)
  • December34 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (69%)
  • Wet or damp72 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (31%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph68 (27%)
  • 70 mph60 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (24%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (67%)
  • Cyclist42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (23%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (18%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (76%)
  • Passenger55 (17%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2016.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2016

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2016, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2016

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2016: 28, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057284026
2ndA303274018
3rdM27233016
4thA343192212
5thA27131604
6thA3090111504
7thA34291301
8thM27181000
9thA3071013
10thB30846702
11thA30935601
12thA345501
13thB34024501
14thA363300
15thA2721100
16thA3381100
17thB30491100
18thB33981100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2016

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2016: 47.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2016

SP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2016: 55.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years