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New Forest road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2008, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (527), and casualties fell from 703.

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

Collisions in 2008
439
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
599
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2008

2.5% of collisions in the New Forest in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight35280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious8314%
  • Slight50384%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 439, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday74 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.7%)
  • February41 (9.3%)
  • March41 (9.3%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May32 (7.3%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July37 (8.4%)
  • August30 (6.8%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October33 (7.5%)
  • November34 (7.7%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (73%)
  • Wet or damp106 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (39%)
  • 40 mph123 (28%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph82 (19%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (19%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.7%)
  • Over 7541 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (68%)
  • Passenger149 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (75%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 143rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2008

Ringwood South, New Forest, BH24 1JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2008, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2008

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2008: 41, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337415914
2ndA31385818
3rdA326294013
4thA35234107
5thA338172623
6thB3054162004
7thB3055141900
8thM27121701
9thA336111301
10thA36101302
11thB305891404
12thB30786810
13thB33476600
14thA3542300
15thB30532501
16thB30562301
17thA30261210
18thA30551201
19thA30901200
20thA3621100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2008

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2008: 30.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2008

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2008: 91.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years