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New Forest road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1993, and 963 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1992 (626), and casualties rose from 853.

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

Collisions in 1993
660
Up 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
963
Up 13% on 1992
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1993

2.3% of collisions in the New Forest in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious12419%
  • Slight52179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.9%
  • Serious16317%
  • Slight78281%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 660, up 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.3%)
  • February32 (4.8%)
  • March60 (9.1%)
  • April54 (8.2%)
  • May52 (7.9%)
  • June55 (8.3%)
  • July62 (9.4%)
  • August60 (9.1%)
  • September61 (9.2%)
  • October56 (8.5%)
  • November62 (9.4%)
  • December58 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds485 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (65%)
  • Wet or damp222 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph261 (40%)
  • 40 mph102 (15%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph220 (33%)
  • 70 mph52 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (68%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8%)
  • Cyclist75 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6%)
  • 16 to 20167 (17%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35178 (18%)
  • 36 to 45124 (13%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.5%)
  • Over 7545 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (58%)
  • Passenger320 (33%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 117th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1993

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1993: 62, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3376298311
2ndA355372113
3rdA31487318
4thA326355334
5thA3383362211
6thA36324118
7thB3055244514
8thA336142211
9thB3058131502
10thB3347122001
11thB3054101802
12thM27101804
13thB30785602
14thA3543302
15thB30532401
16thB30812200
17thB30521300
18thB30791101
19thM2711100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1993

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1993: 65.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1993

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1993: 137.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1993, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years