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Test Valley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2017, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (250), and casualties rose from 321.

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

Collisions in 2017
251
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
340
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Test Valley in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious6325%
  • Slight18574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight26678%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 251, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 251
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.2%)
  • February28 (11%)
  • March17 (6.8%)
  • April12 (4.8%)
  • May16 (6.4%)
  • June16 (6.4%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (59%)
  • Wet or damp93 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph86 (34%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph62 (25%)
  • 70 mph68 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (25%)
  • Roundabout23 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2033 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4553 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8.8%)
  • Over 7517 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (73%)
  • Passenger70 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (76%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2017.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2017

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2017, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2017

The M27 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2017: 29, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM27294102
2ndA303213818
3rdA3057212816
4thA343202604
5thA30121304
6thA3090111202
7thA27101103
8thA34261001
9thA365701
10thM2715901
11thA344402
12thB34024400
13thA30933400
14thB33982301
15thB34002200
16thA2721100
17thA30301301
18thA3381200
19thB30481101
20thB30491100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2017

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2017: 45.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2017

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2017: 59.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years