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New Forest road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2010, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (484), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 2010
468
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
635
Down 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2010

1.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight37580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9515%
  • Slight53584%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 468, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6%)
  • February39 (8.3%)
  • March44 (9.4%)
  • April35 (7.5%)
  • May43 (9.2%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September34 (7.3%)
  • October39 (8.3%)
  • November41 (8.8%)
  • December28 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (69%)
  • Wet or damp108 (23%)
  • Frost or ice33 (7.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph207 (44%)
  • 40 mph98 (21%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (16%)
  • 70 mph59 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (15%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (10%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6564 (10%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.9%)
  • Over 7540 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (69%)
  • Passenger154 (24%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (76%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 107th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2010

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2010, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2010

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2010: 42, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3374260010
2ndA31374906
3rdA326344205
4thA35264314
5thM27244404
6thA36202305
7thA336192704
8thA338122111
9thB3054101103
10thB3055101002
11thB3058101501
12thB334781404
13thB30566600
14thB30785803
15thB30534800
16thB308141100
17thA332201
18thB30762200
19thA3541200
20thB30801100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2010

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2010: 38.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2010

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2010: 111.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years