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New Forest road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1998, and 997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (788), and casualties fell from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 1998
724
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
997
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1998

1.2% of collisions in the New Forest in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious9713%
  • Slight61885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious10911%
  • Slight87988%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 724, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (16%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday103 (14%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.8%)
  • February57 (7.9%)
  • March63 (8.7%)
  • April61 (8.4%)
  • May58 (8%)
  • June59 (8.1%)
  • July64 (8.8%)
  • August76 (10%)
  • September59 (8.1%)
  • October61 (8.4%)
  • November57 (7.9%)
  • December60 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight561 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (67%)
  • Wet or damp234 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph250 (35%)
  • 40 mph163 (23%)
  • 50 mph42 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph175 (24%)
  • 70 mph94 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (15%)
  • Roundabout50 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant663 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (11%)
  • Cyclist78 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant43 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20196 (20%)
  • 21 to 25115 (12%)
  • 26 to 35208 (21%)
  • 36 to 45133 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.9%)
  • Over 7541 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (67%)
  • Passenger264 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,016 (74%)
  • Motorcycle115 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 105th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1998

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1998: 68, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3376892211
2ndA31588809
3rdA355582110
4thA326385505
5thA36344202
6thA338304418
7thM27304701
8thB3347213104
9thB3055182301
10thA336172203
11thB3058131402
12thB3078131910
13thB3054111301
14thB305681601
15thB30536912
16thB30793301
17thM2712201
18thA3871100
19thB1731101
20thB30571100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1998

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1998: 75.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1998

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1998: 157.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years