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Andover road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,565 road traffic collisions in Andover, Test Valley, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 595 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, up 28% on 2024 (39).

Collisions since 1979
3,565
291st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,270
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
33 people killed
Serious collisions
595
649 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Up 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Up 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Andover

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal330.9%
  • Serious59517%
  • Slight2,93782%

What the data shows

  • Andover had 426 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 569 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Andover were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 689 children under 16 were killed or injured in Andover, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Andover.

Where Andover ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
291st
Most casualties
300th
Most fatal collisions
310th
Most serious collisions
291st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday523 (15%)
  • Tuesday537 (15%)
  • Wednesday529 (15%)
  • Thursday552 (15%)
  • Friday658 (18%)
  • Saturday437 (12%)
  • Sunday329 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,590 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit842 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown59 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,523 (71%)
  • Roundabout686 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road114 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,559 (72%)
  • 40 mph303 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph83 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph479 (13%)
  • 70 mph129 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,822 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds465 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other164 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,876 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist806 (19%)
  • Pedestrian784 (18%)
  • Cyclist595 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant59 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Andover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Andover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Andover peaked at 118 in 1996; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20255065
20243947
20233242
20224956
20213244
20204352
20193847
20185157
20174550
20164757
20155165
20145461
20134960
20126175
20115768
20105161
20094963
20086383
20077491
20066072
200585100
20046273
200399115
200293102
200174100
2000111137
199985117
199894121
1997104124
1996118141
199585105
199483101
199391116
199292110
199190106
199095110
1989108132
1988104130
1987104119
198697115
1985118130
1984115129
198391103
19828998
198198109
198098111
197987100

Map of recent crashes in Andover

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Andover

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Andover

The 24 most recent collisions in Andover happened between 9 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Andover

The A3057 has the most collisions in Andover, 584 of 3,565 (16%), followed by the A343 (427).

Collisions in Andover on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3057584715484
2ndA343427513685
3rdB3402300351637
4thA3093194236332
5thA3427191013
6thA303447227
7thB3042253312
8thB3400233204
9thB30576702
10thB34204401

Council areas covering Andover

Collisions in Andover were recorded in 3 council areas. Test Valley has 3,502 of 3,565 (98%).

Collisions in Andover by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTest Valley3,5024,19433589
2ndBasingstoke and Deane587105
3rdRushmoor4401

Postcode districts in Andover

Collisions in Andover were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SP10 (3,500) and SP11 (65).