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New Forest road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2012, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (506), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 2012
475
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
610
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2012

1.5% of collisions in the New Forest in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10522%
  • Slight36376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious11619%
  • Slight48780%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 475, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 475
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (12%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.7%)
  • February38 (8%)
  • March44 (9.3%)
  • April31 (6.5%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June25 (5.3%)
  • July44 (9.3%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November25 (5.3%)
  • December33 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (69%)
  • Wet or damp137 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (48%)
  • 40 mph108 (23%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph64 (13%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (14%)
  • Cyclist76 (12%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5590 (15%)
  • 56 to 6559 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.9%)
  • Over 7538 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (70%)
  • Passenger128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (70%)
  • Motorcycle87 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 90th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2012

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area and Ringwood South, New Forest, BH24 1JS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2012, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2012

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2012: 50, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337506317
2ndA314864210
3rdA35405628
4thA326242813
5thA36213404
6thB3054162107
7thA338152105
8thB3058151601
9thA336131403
10thB3055101201
11thM27101500
12thB30786802
13thB30564501
14thB33474602
15thB30533300
16thB30792300
17thA3541100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2012

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2012: 44.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2012

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2012: 99.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years