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Test Valley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2022, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (205), and casualties rose from 290.

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

Collisions in 2022
222
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
294
Up 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Test Valley in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5619%
  • Slight23781%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 222, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 222
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5%)
  • February18 (8.1%)
  • March16 (7.2%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June21 (9.5%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August19 (8.6%)
  • September18 (8.1%)
  • October17 (7.7%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December16 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (70%)
  • Wet or damp63 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph70 (32%)
  • 40 mph35 (16%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph49 (22%)
  • 70 mph55 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (25%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (68%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3540 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (15%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (71%)
  • Passenger65 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 170th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2022

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2022, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2022

The A303 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2022: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303335108
2ndA3057273304
3rdM27152202
4thA27131805
5thA343101200
6thA309381102
7thB308481102
8thA3071102
9thA30906801
10thA3426902
11thA344500
12thM2714400
13thB34023301
14thB33982401
15thB34002300
16thA3381100
17thA361101
18thM31200

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2022

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2022: 49.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2022

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2022: 61.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years