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New Forest road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 677 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2000, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (705), and casualties rose from 912.

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

Collisions in 2000
677
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
926
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2000

2.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight57184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious11312%
  • Slight79986%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 677, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (11%)
  • Thursday84 (12%)
  • Friday111 (16%)
  • Saturday96 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.3%)
  • February50 (7.4%)
  • March45 (6.6%)
  • April58 (8.6%)
  • May62 (9.2%)
  • June53 (7.8%)
  • July61 (9%)
  • August53 (7.8%)
  • September67 (9.9%)
  • October46 (6.8%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December54 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (62%)
  • Wet or damp240 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (38%)
  • 40 mph145 (21%)
  • 50 mph27 (4%)
  • 60 mph162 (24%)
  • 70 mph89 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (17%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20160 (17%)
  • 21 to 2590 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35187 (20%)
  • 36 to 45121 (13%)
  • 46 to 55100 (11%)
  • 56 to 6585 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.6%)
  • Over 7534 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (65%)
  • Passenger235 (25%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (76%)
  • Motorcycle90 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 115th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2000

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2000: 73, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3377395212
2ndA31559353
3rdA355273110
4thA326497306
5thA36364515
6thM27243611
7thB3055223602
8thA338203204
9thA336182613
10thB3054162202
11thB334781200
12thB30787801
13thB30586702
14thB30764500
15thA3543302
16thA30902302
17thB30562200
18thB30792200
19thA271100
20thA30581100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2000

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2000: 74.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2000

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2000: 161.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years