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Test Valley road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2021, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2020 (210), and casualties rose from 280.

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

Collisions in 2021
205
Down 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
290
Up 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2021

3.4% of collisions in Test Valley in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious5225%
  • Slight14671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious5820%
  • Slight22377%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 205, down 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 205
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.8%)
  • February16 (7.8%)
  • March10 (4.9%)
  • April17 (8.3%)
  • May16 (7.8%)
  • June20 (9.8%)
  • July17 (8.3%)
  • August17 (8.3%)
  • September17 (8.3%)
  • October19 (9.3%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December19 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (69%)
  • Wet or damp62 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (36%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph54 (26%)
  • 70 mph38 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (69%)
  • Cyclist30 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (10%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (71%)
  • Passenger65 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 171st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2021

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams, Test Valley, SO16 0AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2021, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2021

The A303 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2021: 20, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303202734
2ndA3057192510
3rdM27122003
4thA27101304
5thA309091503
6thA3081504
7thA34281302
8thA34381302
9thA309371002
10thA364400
11thM34401
12thA343610
13thB34023500
14thM2713300
15thB30492400
16thB30842300
17thA2721100
18thA3381101
19thB30431200
20thB30481300

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2021

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2021: 32.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2021

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2021: 45.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years