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New Forest road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1992, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (661), and casualties fell from 908.

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

Collisions in 1992
626
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
853
Down 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1992

2.2% of collisions in the New Forest in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious14723%
  • Slight46574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious17320%
  • Slight66578%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 626, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (11%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday118 (19%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday105 (17%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.8%)
  • February38 (6.1%)
  • March39 (6.2%)
  • April53 (8.5%)
  • May54 (8.6%)
  • June55 (8.8%)
  • July57 (9.1%)
  • August51 (8.1%)
  • September50 (8%)
  • October51 (8.1%)
  • November61 (9.7%)
  • December62 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other45 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (65%)
  • Wet or damp203 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (37%)
  • 40 mph86 (14%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph235 (38%)
  • 70 mph44 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout25 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (11%)
  • Cyclist91 (11%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20158 (19%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35164 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7562 (7.3%)
  • Over 7549 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (65%)
  • Passenger229 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car866 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle89 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 129th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
129th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1992

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1992: 64, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3376479112
2ndA354260413
3rdA314066113
4thA338335028
5thA36304519
6thB3055304518
7thA326233406
8thB3054182603
9thA336121701
10thB3347121205
11thB3058111414
12thB3078111504
13thM2761101
14thA3543801
15thA30561100
16thB20541100
17thB30561100
18thB30741100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1992

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1992: 50.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1992

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1992: 138.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years