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New Forest road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1983, and 966 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1982 (680), and casualties rose from 944.

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

Collisions in 1983
724
Up 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
966
Up 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1983

2.8% of collisions in the New Forest in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious24534%
  • Slight45963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.6%
  • Serious29831%
  • Slight64367%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 724, up 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (11%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday141 (19%)
  • Sunday91 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.5%)
  • February40 (5.5%)
  • March53 (7.3%)
  • April68 (9.4%)
  • May59 (8.1%)
  • June57 (7.9%)
  • July101 (14%)
  • August70 (9.7%)
  • September56 (7.7%)
  • October58 (8%)
  • November61 (8.4%)
  • December54 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (72%)
  • Wet or damp188 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (39%)
  • 40 mph52 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph304 (42%)
  • 70 mph65 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway633 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (26%)
  • Cyclist115 (12%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20301 (31%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (11%)
  • 36 to 4588 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7562 (6.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (66%)
  • Passenger253 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car771 (61%)
  • Motorcycle250 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 109th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1983

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1983: 73, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33773104231
2ndA354967320
3rdA314467216
4thA326334226
5thA336243205
6thA3382335013
7thA36192405
8thB3054182506
9thB3055182809
10thB3078162325
11thB3347151818
12thB3058101403
13thB30565903
14thB30794803
15thB30533701
16thA3542202
17thM272300
18thA301100
19thB30801100
20thB30811101

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1983

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1983: 84.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1983

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1983: 161.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1983, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years