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New Forest road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 743 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1986, and 1,023 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (746), and casualties rose from 986.

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

Collisions in 1986
743
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,023
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
18
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1986

2.4% of collisions in the New Forest in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious20528%
  • Slight52070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious25225%
  • Slight75173%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 743, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (12%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday108 (15%)
  • Saturday123 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7%)
  • February34 (4.6%)
  • March57 (7.7%)
  • April61 (8.2%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June67 (9%)
  • July69 (9.3%)
  • August65 (8.7%)
  • September70 (9.4%)
  • October71 (9.6%)
  • November56 (7.5%)
  • December65 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (65%)
  • Wet or damp232 (31%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.8%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (41%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph312 (42%)
  • 70 mph60 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway645 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (20%)
  • Cyclist105 (10%)
  • Pedestrian81 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20271 (26%)
  • 21 to 25158 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (13%)
  • 36 to 4593 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6583 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.1%)
  • Over 7537 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider654 (64%)
  • Passenger288 (28%)
  • Pedestrian81 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (65%)
  • Motorcycle203 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1986

Map of the last 6 crashes of 1986 in the New Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 6 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the New Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 111th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1986

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1986: 71, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33771113124
2ndA315285511
3rdA354879117
4thA36303808
5thA326293806
6thA338274027
7thB3054252908
8thB3058212714
9thA336161903
10thB3055161816
11thB3347131314
12thB3078121602
13thB305681504
14thM2781200
15thB30794601
16thB30533410
17thA30542200
18thA3542402
19thA3581100
20thB30801100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1986

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1986: 52.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1986

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1986: 115.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years