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New Forest road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2001, and 861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (677), and casualties fell from 926.

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

Collisions in 2001
617
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
861
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2001

1.3% of collisions in the New Forest in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight51784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious11113%
  • Slight74286%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 617, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (16%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (11%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.9%)
  • February44 (7.1%)
  • March45 (7.3%)
  • April49 (7.9%)
  • May43 (7%)
  • June56 (9.1%)
  • July64 (10%)
  • August62 (10%)
  • September36 (5.8%)
  • October54 (8.8%)
  • November54 (8.8%)
  • December49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other27 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (68%)
  • Wet or damp173 (28%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (38%)
  • 40 mph154 (25%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph146 (24%)
  • 70 mph63 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (13%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20143 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35164 (19%)
  • 36 to 45137 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (11%)
  • 56 to 6569 (8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.8%)
  • Over 7541 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (65%)
  • Passenger247 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (75%)
  • Motorcycle112 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the New Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the New Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 123rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2001

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area and Milton, New Forest, BH25 6DY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2001, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2001

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2001: 62, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33762100111
2ndA314571012
3rdA326436508
4thA36395507
5thA35334802
6thA338173012
7thM27173112
8thB3054131502
9thB3058131913
10thB3055111703
11thB3347101601
12thA33681200
13thB30786802
14thA3545500
15thB30815711
16thB30563300
17thB30792300
18thA30561200
19thA30901100
20thA3341100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2001

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2001: 52.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2001

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2001: 130.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years