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New Forest road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 658 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1980, and 875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (665), and casualties fell from 933.

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

Collisions in 1980
658
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
875
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
39% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1980

1.8% of collisions in the New Forest in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious25439%
  • Slight39260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious32037%
  • Slight54362%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 658, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.5%)
  • February50 (7.6%)
  • March46 (7%)
  • April47 (7.1%)
  • May56 (8.5%)
  • June57 (8.7%)
  • July59 (9%)
  • August64 (9.7%)
  • September81 (12%)
  • October54 (8.2%)
  • November49 (7.4%)
  • December52 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (67%)
  • Wet or damp196 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (35%)
  • 40 mph46 (7%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph177 (27%)
  • 70 mph188 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (28%)
  • Cyclist85 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20270 (31%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (13%)
  • 36 to 4579 (9%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.6%)
  • Over 7532 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider572 (65%)
  • Passenger228 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (60%)
  • Motorcycle251 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in the New Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the New Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 125th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1980

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1980: 55, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3375574023
2ndA355172225
3rdA314263116
4thA3263947211
5thA363948213
6thB3058232708
7thB30552141012
8thB3347172115
9thA3361620011
10thA3381522010
11thB3054141901
12thB3078142403
13thB30566702
14thM273401
15thB30532401
16thA331100
17thA3541100
18thA9701100
19thB30791200

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1980

Lymington had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1980: 51.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1980

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1980: 134.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years