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New Forest road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 639 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2005, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (615), and casualties rose from 836.

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

Collisions in 2005
639
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
841
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2005

2% of collisions in the New Forest in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight53784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious10713%
  • Slight72186%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 639, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday91 (14%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.8%)
  • February41 (6.4%)
  • March41 (6.4%)
  • April49 (7.7%)
  • May58 (9.1%)
  • June64 (10%)
  • July60 (9.4%)
  • August56 (8.8%)
  • September53 (8.3%)
  • October53 (8.3%)
  • November59 (9.2%)
  • December55 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other36 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (73%)
  • Wet or damp166 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (41%)
  • 40 mph176 (28%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph114 (18%)
  • 70 mph73 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (14%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (13%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist59 (7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20176 (21%)
  • 21 to 2596 (11%)
  • 26 to 35144 (17%)
  • 36 to 45120 (14%)
  • 46 to 5597 (12%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.4%)
  • Over 7542 (5%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (71%)
  • Passenger178 (21%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car912 (75%)
  • Motorcycle121 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 99th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2005

Ringwood South, New Forest, BH24 1JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2005, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2005

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2005: 56, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3375674110
2ndA31486719
3rdA326466737
4thA35344006
5thA338283905
6thM27242911
7thA36222602
8thB3347182603
9thA336161803
10thB3055162602
11thB3054142203
12thB30787802
13thB30535711
14thB30585801
15thA3543602
16thB30813400
17thM2713400
18thA30902201
19thA3271100
20thB30061100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2005

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2005: 48.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2005

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2005: 128.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years