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New Forest road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2018, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (384), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 2018
371
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
486
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2018

2.4% of collisions in the New Forest in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious9425%
  • Slight26872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight37778%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 371, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 371
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (18%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April28 (7.5%)
  • May27 (7.3%)
  • June29 (7.8%)
  • July31 (8.4%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September33 (8.9%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November31 (8.4%)
  • December29 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (79%)
  • Wet or damp74 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph176 (47%)
  • 40 mph84 (23%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (12%)
  • 70 mph48 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (61%)
  • Cyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (11%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7.8%)
  • Over 7539 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (65%)
  • Passenger113 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 107th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2018

Milton, New Forest, BH25 6DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2018, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2018

The A35 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2018: 32, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA353243114
2ndA337314318
3rdA312952210
4thA36243104
5thA326202413
6thM27131802
7thA338111401
8thB3055101601
9thB305481114
10thA3366600
11thB33476603
12thB30585500
13thA3544601
14thB30564502
15thB30784701
16thB30812310
17thA30581100
18thA30901200
19thA321200
20thB30791301

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2018

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2018: 27.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2018

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2018: 77.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years