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New Forest road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2016, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (425), and casualties rose from 525.

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

Collisions in 2016
428
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
558
Up 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2016

1.9% of collisions in the New Forest in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious9522%
  • Slight32576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight44580%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 428, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 428
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.2%)
  • February35 (8.2%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April23 (5.4%)
  • May29 (6.8%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November42 (9.8%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (74%)
  • Wet or damp100 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph190 (44%)
  • 40 mph96 (22%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph70 (16%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (10%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (15%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (8.1%)
  • Over 7531 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (72%)
  • Passenger113 (20%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (72%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 99th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2016

Milton, New Forest, BH25 6DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2016, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2016

The A35 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2016: 42, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354252114
2ndA337375119
3rdA36313607
4thA31304416
5thA326233504
6thM27192502
7thA338142010
8thB3058121604
9thB30549904
10thB334771303
11thA3366802
12thB30556901
13thB30786901
14thB30564511
15thB30533300
16thA30902200
17thB30792200
18thB30812202
19thA30581100
20thB30761100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2016

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2016: 39.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2016

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2016: 98.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2016, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years