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New Forest road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2006, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (639), and casualties fell from 841.

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

Collisions in 2006
579
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
765
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2006

2.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight47983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight65786%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 579, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.9%)
  • February41 (7.1%)
  • March40 (6.9%)
  • April40 (6.9%)
  • May44 (7.6%)
  • June64 (11%)
  • July55 (9.5%)
  • August48 (8.3%)
  • September50 (8.6%)
  • October57 (9.8%)
  • November43 (7.4%)
  • December51 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (73%)
  • Wet or damp145 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (39%)
  • 40 mph149 (26%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph117 (20%)
  • 70 mph67 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (15%)
  • Roundabout29 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (13%)
  • Cyclist64 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (18%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (11%)
  • 56 to 6568 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7547 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider557 (73%)
  • Passenger153 (20%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (72%)
  • Motorcycle97 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 105th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2006

Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh, New Forest, SO51 6AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2006, with 27 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2006

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2006: 56, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337568237
2ndA31507624
3rdA35365314
4thA326354427
5thA36232501
6thA338223315
7thM27202700
8thB3054192613
9thB3055131502
10thB3058111313
11thB3347111601
12thA33691104
13thB30538801
14thB30784401
15thB30563501
16thA3542200
17thB30792401
18thB30812300
19thA271200
20thA31100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2006

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2006: 38.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2006

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2006: 112.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years