Skip to main content
CrashStats

SO51 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,787 road traffic collisions in the SO51 postcode district, Test Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 96 were fatal and 1,051 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (59).

Collisions since 1979
4,787
619th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,616
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
96
103 people killed
Serious collisions
1,051
1,294 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO51

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal962%
  • Serious1,05122%
  • Slight3,64076%

What the data shows

  • SO51 had 533 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 819 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in SO51 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 623 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO51, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in SO51.

Where SO51 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
619th
Most casualties
559th
Most fatal collisions
312th
Most serious collisions
339th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday670 (14%)
  • Tuesday713 (15%)
  • Wednesday701 (15%)
  • Thursday704 (15%)
  • Friday794 (17%)
  • Saturday687 (14%)
  • Sunday518 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,604 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting772 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit340 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown55 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,836 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway471 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout366 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,255 (26%)
  • 40 mph582 (12%)
  • 50 mph236 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph2,090 (44%)
  • 70 mph620 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,790 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds619 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds75 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist54 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other177 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,406 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist808 (12%)
  • Cyclist495 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian412 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant255 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)95 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant35 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO51 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO51, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO51 peaked at 154 in 1992; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254664
20245974
20234764
20225372
20215571
20203849
20194660
20186385
20176281
20166477
20157094
20147891
20137190
201284127
201189112
20107096
200978111
20086996
2007101124
2006109145
2005104138
2004106145
2003117178
2002120153
2001140190
2000126174
1999119159
1998128183
1997146207
1996140190
1995129189
1994131189
1993125185
1992154202
1991131207
1990142207
1989152218
1988126173
1987131182
1986136199
1985138200
1984127170
1983124163
1982105168
1981124174
1980100137
1979114153

Map of recent crashes in SO51

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO51

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO51

The 24 most recent collisions in SO51 happened between 30 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO51

The A36 has the most collisions in SO51, 709 of 4,787 (15%), followed by the A3057 (538).

Collisions in SO51 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA367091,06119123
2ndA305753877910142
3rdA2752477716137
4thA3146869515126
5thA3090397549988
6thM27214294416
7thB3084112164237
8thB339892104118
9thA326455804
10thB309081200
11thB305751201
12thA30243300
13thA3363400

Council areas covering SO51

Collisions in SO51 were recorded in 5 council areas. Test Valley has 3,914 of 4,787 (82%).

Collisions in SO51 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTest Valley3,9145,39782919
2ndNew Forest8481,18914127
3rdWinchester101303
4thSouthampton7801
5thEastleigh5500

Towns in SO51

Collisions in SO51 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Romsey (1,252) and West Wellow (104).