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New Forest road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1991, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (737), and casualties fell from 1,031.

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

Collisions in 1991
661
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
908
Down 12% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1991

1.8% of collisions in the New Forest in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight53381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious15317%
  • Slight74182%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 661, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday94 (14%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.9%)
  • February54 (8.2%)
  • March56 (8.5%)
  • April49 (7.4%)
  • May46 (7%)
  • June52 (7.9%)
  • July57 (8.6%)
  • August60 (9.1%)
  • September77 (12%)
  • October58 (8.8%)
  • November45 (6.8%)
  • December48 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other42 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (65%)
  • Wet or damp210 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (34%)
  • 40 mph83 (13%)
  • 50 mph46 (7%)
  • 60 mph272 (41%)
  • 70 mph33 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (13%)
  • Cyclist99 (11%)
  • Pedestrian54 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20197 (22%)
  • 21 to 25117 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 45107 (12%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7559 (6.5%)
  • Over 7542 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (65%)
  • Passenger263 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car886 (72%)
  • Motorcycle116 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 123rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1991

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1991: 67, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3376796112
2ndA35527317
3rdA31405725
4thA326374715
5thA338335119
6thA36284106
7thB3055212803
8thB3058203214
9thB3054182802
10thA336131300
11thB3347121502
12thB3078101412
13thB30567903
14thA3544902
15thB30792301
16thB30471500
17thB30751100
18thB30811110
19thB30841310
20thM271100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1991

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1991: 58.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1991

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1991: 130.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years