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Test Valley road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2020, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2019 (216), and casualties fell from 286.

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

Collisions in 2020
210
Down 3% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
280
Down 2% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2020

1.4% of collisions in Test Valley in 2020 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5426%
  • Slight15373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5720%
  • Slight22079%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 210, down 3% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 210
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (21%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday26 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April9 (4.3%)
  • May8 (3.8%)
  • June14 (6.7%)
  • July17 (8.1%)
  • August20 (9.5%)
  • September20 (9.5%)
  • October20 (9.5%)
  • November16 (7.6%)
  • December25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (68%)
  • Wet or damp64 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph81 (39%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph56 (27%)
  • 70 mph35 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (17%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (65%)
  • Cyclist29 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (19%)
  • 46 to 5542 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (75%)
  • Passenger52 (19%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car253 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 146th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2020

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2020, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2020

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2020: 26, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057263906
2ndA303222914
3rdA343182115
4thA30152303
5thA27131404
6thM27111803
7thB34029903
8thB30844400
9thA30903400
10thA3423600
11thM2713400
12thA30932200
13thA362201
14thB30482201
15thA3381200
16thA341101
17thB30491100
18thB30571101
19thB34001100
20thM31100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2020

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2020: 43.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2020

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2020: 53.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years