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Test Valley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Test Valley in 2025, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2024 (220), and casualties rose from 284.

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

Collisions in 2025
245
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
330
Up 16% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Test Valley in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Test Valley in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 23% in Test Valley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6727%
  • Slight17471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7422%
  • Slight25276%

Test Valley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Test Valley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 245, up 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 245
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (18%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.2%)
  • February20 (8.2%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June9 (3.7%)
  • July23 (9.4%)
  • August21 (8.6%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November23 (9.4%)
  • December20 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (75%)
  • Wet or damp54 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (36%)
  • 40 mph29 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph62 (25%)
  • 70 mph54 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Test Valley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (68%)
  • Cyclist31 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2033 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.5%)
  • Over 7527 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (70%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Test Valley in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Test Valley had the 149th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Test Valley in 2025

Andover St Mary's, Test Valley, SP10 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Test Valley in 2025, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Test Valley with the most crashes in 2025

The M27 had the most collisions in Test Valley in 2025: 26, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Test Valley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM272641010
2ndA3057223007
3rdA303172104
4thA30152123
5thA343151904
6thA27111315
7thA3491602
8thA30907902
9thB308461002
10thA3425601
11thA30934500
12thB34004900
13thM2714601
14thA3383502
15thA363300
16thB34023310
17thB30492301
18thA3261100
19thB30431100
20thB33981100

Towns in Test Valley: crashes in 2025

Andover had the most collisions of any town in Test Valley in 2025: 50.

Postcode districts in Test Valley: crashes in 2025

SP10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Test Valley in 2025: 61.

Latest crashes in Test Valley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Test Valley in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Test Valley road accidents in other years