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New Forest road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2002, and 906 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (617), and casualties rose from 861.

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

Collisions in 2002
632
Up 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
906
Up 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2002

1.9% of collisions in the New Forest in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious8113%
  • Slight53985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious10712%
  • Slight78687%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 632, up 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.9%)
  • February51 (8.1%)
  • March35 (5.5%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May49 (7.8%)
  • June38 (6%)
  • July54 (8.5%)
  • August55 (8.7%)
  • September54 (8.5%)
  • October73 (12%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December56 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other23 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (63%)
  • Wet or damp218 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (34%)
  • 40 mph181 (29%)
  • 50 mph32 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph121 (19%)
  • 70 mph84 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (19%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant630 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Pedestrian59 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20146 (16%)
  • 21 to 2595 (10%)
  • 26 to 35159 (18%)
  • 36 to 45148 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6576 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6.1%)
  • Over 7546 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider598 (66%)
  • Passenger249 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car914 (76%)
  • Motorcycle112 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the New Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 114th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2002

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2002, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2002

The A31 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2002: 61, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA316110916
2ndA337607707
3rdA326466208
4thA35406718
5thM27305212
6thA36274213
7thB3055202402
8thA338172335
9thA336142002
10thB3054122000
11thB3058121502
12thB3347121803
13thB307891701
14thB30565701
15thB30814600
16thB30793311
17thA3542310
18thM2712200
19thA3391200
20thA3771301

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2002

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2002: 52.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2002

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2002: 146.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2002, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years