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SO52 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 759 road traffic collisions in the SO52 postcode district, Test Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 994 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 194 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
759
2,297th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
994
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
194
227 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SO52

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious19426%
  • Slight56074%

What the data shows

  • SO52 had 87 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 123 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in SO52 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 127 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO52, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in SO52.

Where SO52 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,297th
Most casualties
2,320th
Most fatal collisions
2,533rd
Most serious collisions
2,250th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (16%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (11%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway740 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph344 (45%)
  • 40 mph226 (30%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph157 (21%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant585 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (17%)
  • Cyclist105 (11%)
  • Pedestrian87 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO52 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO52, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO52 peaked at 31 in 1980; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241314
202389
202244
2021914
20201112
20191011
201899
201756
2016815
20151621
2014910
20131214
20121417
20111011
20101518
2009513
20081314
20071721
20061215
20051216
20041014
20031920
20021418
20012242
20002124
19991823
19981923
19971519
19962432
19951728
19941723
19932027
19922632
19911825
19902326
19892332
19882128
19872441
19862029
19852022
19842631
19832938
19821926
19811726
19803143
19792427

Map of recent crashes in SO52

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO52

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO52

The 24 most recent collisions in SO52 happened between 18 December 2023 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO52

The A27 has the most collisions in SO52, 298 of 759 (39%), followed by the M27 (6).

Collisions in SO52 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27298391080
2ndM276903
3rdA30573300

Council areas covering SO52

Collisions in SO52 were recorded in 5 council areas. Test Valley has 745 of 759 (98%).

Collisions in SO52 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTest Valley7459754191
2ndEastleigh4401
3rdSouthampton4701
4thNew Forest3511
5thWinchester3300

Towns in SO52

Collisions in SO52 were recorded in 2 towns, led by North Baddesley (446) and Chandler's Ford (7).