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New Forest road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 699 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1988, and 937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (732), and casualties fell from 972.

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

Collisions in 1988
699
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
937
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1988

2.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious16824%
  • Slight51674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.9%
  • Serious20222%
  • Slight71777%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 699, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday123 (18%)
  • Friday100 (14%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday122 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.7%)
  • February48 (6.9%)
  • March38 (5.4%)
  • April39 (5.6%)
  • May52 (7.4%)
  • June66 (9.4%)
  • July66 (9.4%)
  • August55 (7.9%)
  • September84 (12%)
  • October64 (9.2%)
  • November65 (9.3%)
  • December61 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds553 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Other40 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry489 (70%)
  • Wet or damp194 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (38%)
  • 40 mph54 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (4%)
  • 60 mph292 (42%)
  • 70 mph61 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway578 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (17%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist77 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20235 (25%)
  • 21 to 25144 (15%)
  • 26 to 35143 (15%)
  • 36 to 4594 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.3%)
  • Over 7543 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (62%)
  • Passenger268 (29%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car877 (69%)
  • Motorcycle154 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 121st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
121st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1988

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1988: 71, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3377192114
2ndA316189316
3rdA354566212
4thA3384467212
5thA326273417
6thA36273137
7thB3058273113
8thB3055192505
9thA336182709
10thB3078172505
11thB3054152306
12thB3347132603
13thM276600
14thB30565803
15thA3542501
16thA5371100
17thB30531200
18thB30791100
19thB30811300

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1988

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1988: 62.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1988

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1988: 126.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years