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Test Valley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2023, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (222), and casualties fell from 294.

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

Collisions in 2023
211
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
276
Down 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2023

2.8% of collisions in Test Valley in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious4421%
  • Slight16176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight22180%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2023 is highlighted, with 211, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 211
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (18%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (8.5%)
  • Sunday31 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.6%)
  • February14 (6.6%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April10 (4.7%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July19 (9%)
  • August17 (8.1%)
  • September13 (6.2%)
  • October20 (9.5%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December18 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (66%)
  • Wet or damp69 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph64 (30%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph64 (30%)
  • 70 mph48 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (24%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2040 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (73%)
  • Passenger64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (71%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2023.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2023

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2023, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2023

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2023: 30, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30573044114
2ndA303243113
3rdM27172114
4thA343162303
5thA2791004
6thA309091401
7thM27171201
8thA306700
9thA3426800
10thB30434701
11thB34024500
12thA30933800
13thA343302
14thA2721101
15thB30481100
16thB30841100
17thB34001100
18thB34201100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2023

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2023: 32.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2023

SP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2023: 49.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years