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New Forest road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1982, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 250 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (698), and casualties rose from 943.

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

Collisions in 1982
680
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
944
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
250
37% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1982

1.9% of collisions in the New Forest in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious25037%
  • Slight41761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious30933%
  • Slight62166%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 680, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (12%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday128 (19%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5.4%)
  • February44 (6.5%)
  • March59 (8.7%)
  • April59 (8.7%)
  • May59 (8.7%)
  • June38 (5.6%)
  • July67 (9.9%)
  • August70 (10%)
  • September59 (8.7%)
  • October56 (8.2%)
  • November62 (9.1%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds546 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (69%)
  • Wet or damp194 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (36%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph33 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph288 (42%)
  • 70 mph67 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (28%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist79 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20322 (34%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (12%)
  • 36 to 4576 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (60%)
  • Passenger295 (31%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car709 (60%)
  • Motorcycle261 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 120th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1982

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1982: 59, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3375978219
2ndA314981218
3rdA354875117
4thA3263753022
5thB30582934110
6thA36263219
7thB30542441010
8thB3055183008
9thA338162004
10thB3347121304
11thA336111402
12thB307891102
13thB305681405
14thM276912
15thB30533510
16thB30792400
17thB30812601
18thA30241100
19thB30801101
20thB30841100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1982

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1982: 56.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1982

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1982: 129.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1982, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years