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New Forest road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 665 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1979, and 933 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 263 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,818 collisions in the New Forest.

Collisions in 1979
665
Casualties in 1979
933
Fatal collisions
22
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
263
40% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1979

3.3% of collisions in the New Forest in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.3%
  • Serious26340%
  • Slight38057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.7%
  • Serious33736%
  • Slight57161%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 665.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337440
2024327399
2023315406
2022304366
2021305394
2020284358
2019310389
2018371486
2017384479
2016428558
2015425525
2014419561
2013463601
2012475610
2011506637
2010468635
2009484658
2008439599
2007527703
2006579765
2005639841
2004615836
2003707995
2002632906
2001617861
2000677926
1999705912
1998724997
19977881,086
19967011,004
1995662897
1994617840
1993660963
1992626853
1991661908
19907371,031
19897811,050
1988699937
1987732972
19867431,023
1985746986
19847741,065
1983724966
1982680944
1981698943
1980658875
1979665933

When and where crashes happen in the New Forest in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday113 (17%)
  • Friday107 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (17%)
  • Sunday65 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.2%)
  • February32 (4.8%)
  • March52 (7.8%)
  • April43 (6.5%)
  • May58 (8.7%)
  • June42 (6.3%)
  • July68 (10%)
  • August64 (9.6%)
  • September71 (11%)
  • October64 (9.6%)
  • November60 (9%)
  • December63 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (68%)
  • Wet or damp178 (27%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (35%)
  • 40 mph33 (5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph392 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway578 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist267 (29%)
  • Pedestrian94 (10%)
  • Cyclist81 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20296 (32%)
  • 21 to 25123 (13%)
  • 26 to 35127 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.1%)
  • Over 7539 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (63%)
  • Passenger251 (27%)
  • Pedestrian94 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (56%)
  • Motorcycle275 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the New Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the New Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 126th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
126th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1979

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1979: 66, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3376692120
2ndA3264771121
3rdA314181218
4thA354150313
5thA36263328
6thA338255238
7thB30582432113
8thB30552236014
9thB3054203409
10thB3347141804
11thB3078121405
12thA336111616
13thB305651002
14thB30813410
15thA3542320
16thB30792201
17thM272200
18thB30531301
19thB30761100
20thB30801101

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1979

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1979: 53.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1979

SO41 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1979: 121.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1979, 4 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years