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New Forest road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 732 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1987, and 972 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (743), and casualties fell from 1,023.

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

Collisions in 1987
732
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
972
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1987

2.2% of collisions in the New Forest in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious16222%
  • Slight55476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious19320%
  • Slight76078%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 732, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (13%)
  • Friday138 (19%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.8%)
  • February55 (7.5%)
  • March44 (6%)
  • April62 (8.5%)
  • May53 (7.2%)
  • June67 (9.2%)
  • July63 (8.6%)
  • August87 (12%)
  • September66 (9%)
  • October71 (9.7%)
  • November60 (8.2%)
  • December54 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight539 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other34 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (69%)
  • Wet or damp207 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (37%)
  • 40 mph50 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph340 (46%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway623 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (19%)
  • Cyclist95 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3%)
  • 11 to 1584 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20269 (28%)
  • 21 to 25133 (14%)
  • 26 to 35113 (12%)
  • 36 to 45100 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5%)
  • Over 7537 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (60%)
  • Passenger299 (31%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car873 (67%)
  • Motorcycle188 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 111th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1987

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1987: 95, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33795145213
2ndA354769012
3rdA314561116
4thA3383153011
5thA36263105
6thB3055264106
7thA326253715
8thB3058253518
9thA336212313
10thB3078192407
11thB3347192103
12thB3054182403
13thM2761022
14thA3544601
15thB30564800
16thB30533611
17thB30792300
18thA3771101
19thA9701100
20thB30571100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1987

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1987: 58.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1987

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1987: 124.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years