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New Forest road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1981, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 258 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1980 (658), and casualties rose from 875.

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

Collisions in 1981
698
Up 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
943
Up 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
19
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
258
37% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1981

2.7% of collisions in the New Forest in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious25837%
  • Slight42160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious31934%
  • Slight60564%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 698, up 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.6%)
  • February39 (5.6%)
  • March47 (6.7%)
  • April55 (7.9%)
  • May61 (8.7%)
  • June60 (8.6%)
  • July79 (11%)
  • August74 (11%)
  • September72 (10%)
  • October70 (10%)
  • November54 (7.7%)
  • December41 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight488 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (73%)
  • Wet or damp178 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (38%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph320 (46%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (25%)
  • Cyclist109 (12%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6%)
  • 16 to 20309 (33%)
  • 21 to 25132 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (13%)
  • 36 to 4576 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (63%)
  • Passenger246 (26%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (61%)
  • Motorcycle241 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Minibus13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 115th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1981

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1981: 81, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33781107328
2ndA314679416
3rdA354161214
4thA3263335012
5thA362944110
6thA338223518
7thB3078222809
8thA336202104
9thB3055202708
10thB3058151813
11thB3054111615
12thB334781512
13thB30536904
14thB305661002
15thM272401
16thA3351101
17thA3541100
18thA3881100
19thB30791100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1981

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1981: 63.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1981

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1981: 139.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1981, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years