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New Forest road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2004, and 836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2003 (707), and casualties fell from 995.

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

Collisions in 2004
615
Down 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
836
Down 16% on 2003
Fatal collisions
15
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2004

2.4% of collisions in the New Forest in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight52686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight72987%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 615, down 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.6%)
  • February47 (7.6%)
  • March53 (8.6%)
  • April47 (7.6%)
  • May73 (12%)
  • June50 (8.1%)
  • July60 (9.8%)
  • August50 (8.1%)
  • September51 (8.3%)
  • October45 (7.3%)
  • November40 (6.5%)
  • December52 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (71%)
  • Wet or damp160 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph229 (37%)
  • 40 mph164 (27%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph125 (20%)
  • 70 mph76 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (18%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.7%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (11%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20170 (20%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (16%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.1%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (66%)
  • Passenger220 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (74%)
  • Motorcycle104 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 114th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2004

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2004, with 27 collisions.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2004

The A31 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2004: 57, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31579006
2ndA337558716
3rdA35435805
4thA326335718
5thM27274422
6thB3055212603
7thA36202712
8thA338192915
9thB3058172300
10thA336141922
11thB3078101603
12thB334781511
13thB30536701
14thB30546800
15thB30563401
16thM2713400
17thA30902200
18thA3542300
19thB30792200
20thA271100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2004

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2004: 49.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2004

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2004: 135.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2004, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years