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New Forest road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 705 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 1999, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (724), and casualties fell from 997.

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

Collisions in 1999
705
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
912
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 1999

1.4% of collisions in the New Forest in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious8712%
  • Slight60886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious10411%
  • Slight79787%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 705, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday109 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (12%)
  • Friday109 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.6%)
  • February45 (6.4%)
  • March67 (9.5%)
  • April52 (7.4%)
  • May52 (7.4%)
  • June56 (7.9%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August55 (7.8%)
  • September64 (9.1%)
  • October51 (7.2%)
  • November53 (7.5%)
  • December68 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (68%)
  • Wet or damp196 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (36%)
  • 40 mph161 (23%)
  • 50 mph34 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph179 (25%)
  • 70 mph76 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (15%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant583 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (11%)
  • Cyclist94 (10%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20145 (16%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35180 (20%)
  • 36 to 45130 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.7%)
  • Over 7543 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider618 (68%)
  • Passenger232 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car964 (73%)
  • Motorcycle98 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 106th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 1999

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 1999: 63, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337638526
2ndA31578205
3rdA35536719
4thA326405515
5thA36385101
6thA336212603
7thM27213400
8thA338182712
9thB3054182201
10thB3055182202
11thB3078162413
12thB3058101002
13thB33477803
14thB30566811
15thB30813400
16thA3282500
17thB30532300
18thB30792301
19thA3201100
20thA3251100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 1999

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 1999: 60.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 1999

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 1999: 162.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years