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New Forest road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2019, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2018 (371), and casualties fell from 486.

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

Collisions in 2019
310
Down 16% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
389
Down 20% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2019

1.6% of collisions in the New Forest in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious7925%
  • Slight22673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious8422%
  • Slight30077%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 310, down 16% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 310
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday37 (12%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.8%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March18 (5.8%)
  • April28 (9%)
  • May27 (8.7%)
  • June42 (14%)
  • July29 (9.4%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September30 (9.7%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November24 (7.7%)
  • December20 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (78%)
  • Wet or damp64 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph142 (46%)
  • 40 mph80 (26%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph40 (13%)
  • 70 mph34 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (16%)
  • Cyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (19%)
  • 56 to 6548 (12%)
  • 66 to 7531 (8%)
  • Over 7524 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (74%)
  • Passenger69 (18%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (66%)
  • Motorcycle60 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 128th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2019

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 2019, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2019

The A35 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2019: 29, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35294008
2ndA337283516
3rdA31242816
4thA36213105
5thA326202707
6thB3058131811
7thB3054111301
8thA33891203
9thM279912
10thB30557811
11thB30786701
12thB33475601
13thA3364601
14thB305621100
15thA3251100
16thB30531100
17thB30791101

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2019

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2019: 31.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2019

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2019: 76.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years