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New Forest road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 781 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1989, and 1,050 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (699), and casualties rose from 937.

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

Collisions in 1989
781
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,050
Up 12% on 1988
Fatal collisions
24
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1989

3.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.1%
  • Serious17522%
  • Slight58275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.6%
  • Serious21320%
  • Slight81077%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 781, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (13%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.5%)
  • February43 (5.5%)
  • March57 (7.3%)
  • April63 (8.1%)
  • May64 (8.2%)
  • June70 (9%)
  • July78 (10%)
  • August66 (8.5%)
  • September74 (9.5%)
  • October77 (9.9%)
  • November69 (8.8%)
  • December54 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds627 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry558 (71%)
  • Wet or damp208 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (35%)
  • 40 mph65 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (2%)
  • 60 mph348 (45%)
  • 70 mph77 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway642 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (12%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (15%)
  • Cyclist97 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian75 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20263 (25%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35162 (15%)
  • 36 to 45118 (11%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7563 (6%)
  • Over 7551 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (64%)
  • Passenger306 (29%)
  • Pedestrian75 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,012 (70%)
  • Motorcycle158 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 112th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1989

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1989: 97, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33797132322
2ndA3172110317
3rdA3565110515
4thA326436119
5thA36303709
6thA338264046
7thB3347212616
8thB3055192506
9thA336162002
10thB3078162004
11thB3054152102
12thB3058121503
13thB3056101513
14thM276910
15thB30534500
16thA3541610
17thA3771100
18thB1591100
19thB3051100
20thB30571100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1989

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1989: 60.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1989

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1989: 140.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years