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New Forest road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 737 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1990, and 1,031 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (781), and casualties fell from 1,050.

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

Collisions in 1990
737
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,031
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
23
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1990

3.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.1%
  • Serious13318%
  • Slight58179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.6%
  • Serious17016%
  • Slight83481%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 737, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday116 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday130 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.8%)
  • February63 (8.5%)
  • March54 (7.3%)
  • April58 (7.9%)
  • May62 (8.4%)
  • June65 (8.8%)
  • July68 (9.2%)
  • August66 (9%)
  • September53 (7.2%)
  • October62 (8.4%)
  • November56 (7.6%)
  • December58 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry502 (68%)
  • Wet or damp224 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (35%)
  • 40 mph69 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph312 (42%)
  • 70 mph71 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway625 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant641 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (13%)
  • Pedestrian91 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist85 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20230 (22%)
  • 21 to 25167 (16%)
  • 26 to 35147 (14%)
  • 36 to 45133 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5%)
  • Over 7552 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (62%)
  • Passenger302 (29%)
  • Pedestrian91 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car979 (71%)
  • Motorcycle137 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 120th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1990

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1990: 87, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33787122111
2ndA3162110311
3rdA355174211
4thA3264462111
5thB3058295329
6thA338244026
7thB3055243303
8thA36192633
9thB3054192815
10thA336152303
11thB3078142012
12thB3347121301
13thM27121812
14thB30533400
15thB30563300
16thB30792200
17thB30812300
18thA381301
19thB1591100
20thB30801101

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1990

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1990: 51.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1990

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1990: 133.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years