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New Forest road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2007, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (579), and casualties fell from 765.

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

Collisions in 2007
527
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
703
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2007

1.7% of collisions in the New Forest in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious8917%
  • Slight42981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious10114%
  • Slight59384%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 527, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (12%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.6%)
  • February33 (6.3%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April36 (6.8%)
  • May47 (8.9%)
  • June46 (8.7%)
  • July45 (8.5%)
  • August49 (9.3%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November43 (8.2%)
  • December39 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds442 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (74%)
  • Wet or damp126 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph195 (37%)
  • 40 mph145 (28%)
  • 50 mph21 (4%)
  • 60 mph98 (19%)
  • 70 mph67 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (12%)
  • Cyclist68 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5%)
  • 16 to 20144 (20%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (15%)
  • 36 to 4593 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.4%)
  • Over 7538 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (69%)
  • Passenger172 (24%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car723 (74%)
  • Motorcycle81 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 115th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2007

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2007, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2007

The A31 and A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2007, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31456205
2ndA337456727
3rdA3263859011
4thA35354819
5thA36263104
6thM27182202
7thB3054151913
8thB3058121902
9thB3078111310
10thA338101501
11thB3055101213
12thB334791101
13thA33681011
14thB30567811
15thA3543401
16thB30533400
17thA30901100
18thA3351201
19thA341500
20thB30761300

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2007

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2007: 51.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2007

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2007: 112.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years