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New Forest road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2015, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2014 (419), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 2015
425
Up 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
525
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2015

1.6% of collisions in the New Forest in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight33378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious9318%
  • Slight42581%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 425, up 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 425
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.2%)
  • February36 (8.5%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May39 (9.2%)
  • June40 (9.4%)
  • July34 (8%)
  • August41 (9.6%)
  • September38 (8.9%)
  • October38 (8.9%)
  • November26 (6.1%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (72%)
  • Wet or damp109 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (45%)
  • 40 mph90 (21%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph66 (16%)
  • 70 mph56 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (62%)
  • Cyclist59 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6560 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.9%)
  • Over 7540 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (75%)
  • Passenger81 (15%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 105th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2015

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 2015, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2015

The A31 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2015: 46, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31465609
2ndA35354617
3rdA337343917
4thA326323806
5thA36233901
6thB3054121404
7thM27121402
8thA336111401
9thB3055111211
10thA338101604
11thB305881102
12thB33477802
13thB30786600
14thA3544402
15thB30563301
16thB30762200
17thB30792200
18thB30802301
19thB30531100
20thB30811200

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2015

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2015: 40.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2015

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2015: 89.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years