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New Forest road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1996, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (662), and casualties rose from 897.

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

Collisions in 1996
701
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,004
Up 12% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1996

1.9% of collisions in the New Forest in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious11717%
  • Slight57181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious14514%
  • Slight84584%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 701, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (17%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday131 (19%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5.3%)
  • February55 (7.8%)
  • March54 (7.7%)
  • April37 (5.3%)
  • May59 (8.4%)
  • June53 (7.6%)
  • July68 (9.7%)
  • August72 (10%)
  • September59 (8.4%)
  • October64 (9.1%)
  • November80 (11%)
  • December63 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (68%)
  • Wet or damp218 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (38%)
  • 40 mph123 (18%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph204 (29%)
  • 70 mph71 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (13%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant692 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9%)
  • Cyclist81 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian77 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20188 (19%)
  • 21 to 25123 (12%)
  • 26 to 35169 (17%)
  • 36 to 45109 (11%)
  • 46 to 5598 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (6.2%)
  • Over 7552 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (61%)
  • Passenger315 (31%)
  • Pedestrian77 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (77%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 113th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1996

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1996: 82, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33782124123
2ndA355495310
3rdA326426414
4thA36425404
5thA31376405
6thA3383455310
7thB3055324605
8thM27233501
9thB3058172513
10thB3347173016
11thB3078131904
12thB3054101201
13thA33691302
14thB30568910
15thA30901100
16thA3541100
17thA3881100
18thB30531101
19thB30811100
20thM2711201

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1996

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1996: 76.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1996

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1996: 157.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years