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New Forest road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 788 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1997, and 1,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1996 (701), and casualties rose from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 1997
788
Up 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,086
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1997

0.9% of collisions in the New Forest in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious11715%
  • Slight66484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious14013%
  • Slight93986%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 788, up 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (17%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (12%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.2%)
  • February56 (7.1%)
  • March64 (8.1%)
  • April79 (10%)
  • May78 (9.9%)
  • June52 (6.6%)
  • July75 (9.5%)
  • August71 (9%)
  • September66 (8.4%)
  • October59 (7.5%)
  • November65 (8.2%)
  • December74 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other56 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (64%)
  • Wet or damp260 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph306 (39%)
  • 40 mph154 (20%)
  • 50 mph37 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph202 (26%)
  • 70 mph89 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (14%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant746 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (11%)
  • Cyclist94 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian80 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20178 (16%)
  • 21 to 25125 (12%)
  • 26 to 35210 (19%)
  • 36 to 45143 (13%)
  • 46 to 55127 (12%)
  • 56 to 6583 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.2%)
  • Over 7561 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider722 (66%)
  • Passenger284 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,130 (75%)
  • Motorcycle108 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 98th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1997

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1997: 98, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33798150016
2ndA316410105
3rdA35568119
4thA326426518
5thA36283904
6thB3055263314
7thB3347254506
8thM27203203
9thA338182603
10thB3058161900
11thB3078131402
12thA336121203
13thB30549902
14thA3545802
15thB30564701
16thB30793301
17thB30813502
18thA30791100
19thA30901100
20thA3251101

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1997

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1997: 76.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1997

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1997: 158.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years