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New Forest road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2014, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2013 (463), and casualties fell from 601.

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

Collisions in 2014
419
Down 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
561
Down 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2014

1.7% of collisions in the New Forest in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9523%
  • Slight31776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious10619%
  • Slight44780%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 419, down 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 419
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday56 (13%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February35 (8.4%)
  • March40 (9.5%)
  • April31 (7.4%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June27 (6.4%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August41 (9.8%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October34 (8.1%)
  • November41 (9.8%)
  • December27 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (69%)
  • Wet or damp123 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (44%)
  • 40 mph85 (20%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (18%)
  • 70 mph57 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (61%)
  • Cyclist72 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5594 (17%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.4%)
  • Over 7537 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (70%)
  • Passenger126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (10%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the New Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 116th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2014

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2014, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2014

The A31 and A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2014, with 41 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31416215
2ndA3374162110
3rdA326395107
4thA353748111
5thA36212601
6thA338172714
7thM27162400
8thB3054111805
9thB3055101201
10thB305891201
11thB30567703
12thB30786901
13thA3365711
14thB33473301
15thB30532201
16thA30901100
17thA321110
18thA3351100
19thA3541201
20thB30761100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2014

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2014: 30.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2014

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2014: 94.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2014, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years