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Test Valley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2024, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (211), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 2024
220
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
284
Up 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Test Valley in 2024 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious6730%
  • Slight14968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious7225%
  • Slight20873%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 220, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 220
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (10%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (20%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March16 (7.3%)
  • April20 (9.1%)
  • May13 (5.9%)
  • June15 (6.8%)
  • July20 (9.1%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September19 (8.6%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November21 (9.5%)
  • December13 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (71%)
  • Wet or damp59 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph74 (34%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph62 (28%)
  • 70 mph42 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (19%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (13%)
  • Cyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3556 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (15%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.6%)
  • Over 7519 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (75%)
  • Passenger49 (17%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (73%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 166th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2024

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2024, with 13 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2024

The A3057 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2024: 23, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057232826
2ndA303213515
3rdA343141902
4thA27131404
5thM27131403
6thA3090121406
7thA3071003
8thA34271004
9thA345501
10thM2715901
11thA30933301
12thA2722500
13thB30842301
14thB34022400
15thM32200
16thB34001100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2024

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2024: 39.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2024

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2024: 52.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years