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New Forest road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1984, and 1,065 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 271 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (724), and casualties rose from 966.

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

Collisions in 1984
774
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,065
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
271
35% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1984

2.2% of collisions in the New Forest in 1984 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious27135%
  • Slight48663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious33632%
  • Slight71167%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 774, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (13%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8%)
  • February43 (5.6%)
  • March49 (6.3%)
  • April70 (9%)
  • May64 (8.3%)
  • June55 (7.1%)
  • July88 (11%)
  • August78 (10%)
  • September71 (9.2%)
  • October63 (8.1%)
  • November72 (9.3%)
  • December59 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds606 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry537 (69%)
  • Wet or damp227 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (36%)
  • 40 mph60 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph350 (45%)
  • 70 mph67 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway676 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (28%)
  • Cyclist106 (10%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20351 (33%)
  • 21 to 25144 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (11%)
  • 36 to 4595 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7564 (6%)
  • Over 7535 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider698 (66%)
  • Passenger284 (27%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car854 (62%)
  • Motorcycle282 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 108th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1984

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1984: 65, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3376587018
2ndA355783222
3rdA314979318
4thA3264357219
5thA3383044112
6thB3058303216
7thA362637013
8thB3055243936
9thB3054222306
10thA336142006
11thB3347142115
12thB3056102204
13thB307891503
14thB305371104
15thB30796902
16thM274602
17thA3542301
18thB30761100
19thB30801100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1984

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1984: 63.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1984

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1984: 137.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years