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Test Valley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2018, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2017 (251), and casualties rose from 340.

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

Collisions in 2018
268
Up 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
354
Up 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2018

3.7% of collisions in Test Valley in 2018 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.7%
  • Serious7428%
  • Slight18469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious8123%
  • Slight26274%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 268, up 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 268
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (20%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.7%)
  • February18 (6.7%)
  • March25 (9.3%)
  • April19 (7.1%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June19 (7.1%)
  • July34 (13%)
  • August15 (5.6%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December19 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (72%)
  • Wet or damp70 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (30%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (31%)
  • 70 mph61 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2030 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2556 (16%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (18%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (73%)
  • Passenger72 (20%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (70%)
  • Motorcycle55 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 169th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2018

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2018, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2018

The A303 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2018: 29, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303293516
2ndA30572532111
3rdA27222704
4thA343192315
5thA342162513
6thM27162002
7thA30152616
8thA3090132414
9thM2717902
10thA30935502
11thA344712
12thB34003610
13thA362201
14thB30432200
15thB30492301
16thB30842201
17thB34202311
18thM32201
19thA2721100
20thA3381100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2018

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2018: 51.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2018

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2018: 66.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years