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New Forest road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1994, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1993 (660), and casualties fell from 963.

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

Collisions in 1994
617
Down 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
840
Down 13% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1994

1.3% of collisions in the New Forest in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12120%
  • Slight48879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious14617%
  • Slight68682%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 617, down 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (12%)
  • Friday115 (19%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.1%)
  • February53 (8.6%)
  • March32 (5.2%)
  • April43 (7%)
  • May52 (8.4%)
  • June45 (7.3%)
  • July51 (8.3%)
  • August66 (11%)
  • September65 (11%)
  • October54 (8.8%)
  • November47 (7.6%)
  • December53 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other38 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (63%)
  • Wet or damp201 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (34%)
  • 40 mph124 (20%)
  • 50 mph31 (5%)
  • 60 mph207 (34%)
  • 70 mph45 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway515 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (10%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (67%)
  • Cyclist84 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20149 (18%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (19%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.9%)
  • Over 7533 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (63%)
  • Passenger244 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car852 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 133rd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1994

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1994: 72, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3377297110
2ndA35488009
3rdA31375417
4thA326365508
5thA338232917
6thB3055202715
7thA36182905
8thA336172410
9thB3054172202
10thB3058151813
11thM27152112
12thB3347142006
13thB30785504
14thB30563501
15thA3542201
16thA3251100
17thB30531101
18thB30791100
19thM2711200

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1994

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1994: 65.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1994

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1994: 135.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1994, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years