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New Forest road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2009, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2008 (439), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 2009
484
Up 10% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
658
Up 10% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2009

2.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight38680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight54683%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 484, up 10% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February29 (6%)
  • March26 (5.4%)
  • April48 (9.9%)
  • May37 (7.6%)
  • June40 (8.3%)
  • July38 (7.9%)
  • August42 (8.7%)
  • September43 (8.9%)
  • October47 (9.7%)
  • November45 (9.3%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (69%)
  • Wet or damp124 (26%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph206 (43%)
  • 40 mph112 (23%)
  • 50 mph24 (5%)
  • 60 mph91 (19%)
  • 70 mph50 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (14%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (11%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20136 (21%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.9%)
  • Over 7534 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (70%)
  • Passenger164 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (77%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 109th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2009

Milton, New Forest, BH25 6DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2009, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2009

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2009: 59, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3375982113
2ndA31436706
3rdA35365807
4thA36283527
5thA326152200
6thA338142724
7thA336131601
8thB3055122001
9thM27121702
10thB3058101300
11thB3347101201
12thB305491113
13thB30786702
14thA3543510
15thB30532201
16thB30562300
17thB30792201
18thB30802401
19thB30812200
20thB30761200

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2009

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2009: 46.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2009

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2009: 109.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years