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New Forest road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2013, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (475), and casualties fell from 610.

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

Collisions in 2013
463
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
601
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2013

1.5% of collisions in the New Forest in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10623%
  • Slight35076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11719%
  • Slight47679%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 463, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 463
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.5%)
  • February36 (7.8%)
  • March28 (6%)
  • April23 (5%)
  • May37 (8%)
  • June46 (9.9%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September45 (9.7%)
  • October39 (8.4%)
  • November30 (6.5%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (70%)
  • Wet or damp131 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph197 (43%)
  • 40 mph123 (27%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph60 (13%)
  • 70 mph56 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)
  • 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 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (62%)
  • Cyclist71 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (14%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (14%)
  • 56 to 6563 (10%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.3%)
  • Over 7542 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (69%)
  • Passenger134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 87th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2013

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2013, with 21 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2013

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2013: 50, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3375073110
2ndA31436207
3rdA35314014
4thA36283508
5thA326253607
6thB3054202803
7thA338142405
8thB3078141913
9thB3058131402
10thM27111302
11thB3055101201
12thA33681104
13thB30564602
14thB30793301
15thB33473301
16thB30532200
17thB30802301
18thB30812301
19thA30901100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2013

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2013: 43.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2013

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2013: 96.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years