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New Forest road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1995, and 897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1994 (617), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 1995
662
Up 7% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
897
Up 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1995

0.9% of collisions in the New Forest in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious11217%
  • Slight54482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious13915%
  • Slight75284%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 662, up 7% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (11%)
  • Tuesday115 (17%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.9%)
  • February56 (8.5%)
  • March53 (8%)
  • April41 (6.2%)
  • May58 (8.8%)
  • June58 (8.8%)
  • July68 (10%)
  • August58 (8.8%)
  • September65 (9.8%)
  • October55 (8.3%)
  • November50 (7.6%)
  • December48 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (68%)
  • Wet or damp200 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph244 (37%)
  • 40 mph120 (18%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph193 (29%)
  • 70 mph77 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (13%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant603 (67%)
  • Cyclist96 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20157 (18%)
  • 21 to 2599 (11%)
  • 26 to 35169 (19%)
  • 36 to 45112 (12%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6573 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.1%)
  • Over 7534 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider557 (62%)
  • Passenger267 (30%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 116th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1995

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1995: 81, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33781117025
2ndA315382210
3rdA3265270110
4thA35437319
5thA36293504
6thA338264616
7thB3055222803
8thM27202303
9thB3058142202
10thA336131801
11thB3054131803
12thB334781104
13thB30785610
14thA30901101
15thA3541200
16thA9701100
17thB30471100
18thB30561100
19thB30761100
20thB30811101

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1995

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1995: 55.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1995

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1995: 124.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1995, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years