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New Forest road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 707 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2003, and 995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2002 (632), and casualties rose from 906.

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

Collisions in 2003
707
Up 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
995
Up 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
17
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2003

2.4% of collisions in the New Forest in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight58883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.8%
  • Serious12913%
  • Slight84885%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 707, up 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday109 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday116 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.4%)
  • February49 (6.9%)
  • March51 (7.2%)
  • April61 (8.6%)
  • May60 (8.5%)
  • June67 (9.5%)
  • July62 (8.8%)
  • August60 (8.5%)
  • September54 (7.6%)
  • October74 (10%)
  • November60 (8.5%)
  • December57 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds579 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (71%)
  • Wet or damp186 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (36%)
  • 40 mph193 (27%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph139 (20%)
  • 70 mph94 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (17%)
  • Roundabout46 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (13%)
  • Cyclist67 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5%)
  • 16 to 20176 (18%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35172 (17%)
  • 36 to 45160 (16%)
  • 46 to 55107 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.6%)
  • Over 7559 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider654 (66%)
  • Passenger278 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,006 (76%)
  • Motorcycle120 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 96th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2003

Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh, New Forest, SO51 6AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2003, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2003

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2003: 67, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337679719
2ndA3265373112
3rdA31508126
4thA35406236
5thM27375500
6thA36314213
7thA338254302
8thB3054212403
9thB3055202815
10thA336162313
11thB3078162312
12thB3058141712
13thB3347111402
14thA3545701
15thB30562500
16thB30812601
17thA30571100
18thA3351100
19thA3401100
20thB30791100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2003

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2003: 52.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2003

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2003: 156.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years