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New Forest road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2017, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (428), and casualties fell from 558.

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

Collisions in 2017
384
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
479
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2017

0.8% of collisions in the New Forest in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9124%
  • Slight29076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight37678%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 384, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 384
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (17%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.6%)
  • February35 (9.1%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May31 (8.1%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July25 (6.5%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September30 (7.8%)
  • October26 (6.8%)
  • November38 (9.9%)
  • December25 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (6.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (78%)
  • Wet or damp77 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph174 (45%)
  • 40 mph99 (26%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph42 (11%)
  • 70 mph49 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (59%)
  • Cyclist72 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (17%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.7%)
  • Over 7534 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (72%)
  • Passenger87 (18%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (10%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 107th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2017

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2017, with 22 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2017

The A31 and A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2017, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31355108
2ndA337354208
3rdA35313509
4thA3262637010
5thA36161803
6thA338141707
7thM27122201
8thB3054101211
9thB305591103
10thB305891201
11thA3368902
12thB334771101
13thB30785800
14thB30533501
15thB30563300
16thA30902200
17thA3061101
18thB30761101
19thB30801100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2017

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2017: 42.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2017

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2017: 95.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2017.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years