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New Forest road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 746 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1985, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (774), and casualties fell from 1,065.

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

Collisions in 1985
746
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
986
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
20
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1985

2.7% of collisions in the New Forest in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious21128%
  • Slight51569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious26427%
  • Slight70271%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 746, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday91 (12%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (17%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5%)
  • February43 (5.8%)
  • March42 (5.6%)
  • April64 (8.6%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June59 (7.9%)
  • July81 (11%)
  • August72 (9.7%)
  • September75 (10%)
  • October66 (8.8%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December56 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry514 (69%)
  • Wet or damp210 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.9%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (35%)
  • 40 mph50 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph349 (47%)
  • 70 mph59 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (26%)
  • Cyclist97 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian75 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20274 (28%)
  • 21 to 25137 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (13%)
  • 36 to 45105 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.7%)
  • Over 7539 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (67%)
  • Passenger255 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (64%)
  • Motorcycle247 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 109th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1985

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1985: 75, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33775109121
2ndA355476116
3rdA314665311
4thA3264663217
5thB3058273112
6thA3382545014
7thB3055243005
8thA36202525
9thA336121507
10thB3054122004
11thB3078111412
12thB3347111703
13thM2781102
14thB30565801
15thB30533311
16thB30793310
17thB30812301
18thA3541100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1985

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1985: 62.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1985

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1985: 133.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years