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New Forest road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2020, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (310), and casualties fell from 389.

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

Collisions in 2020
284
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
358
Down 8% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2020

2.1% of collisions in the New Forest in 2020 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious8329%
  • Slight19569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious9025%
  • Slight26273%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 284, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 284
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (9.5%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February16 (5.6%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April15 (5.3%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August33 (12%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October19 (6.7%)
  • November26 (9.2%)
  • December20 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (72%)
  • Wet or damp72 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (44%)
  • 40 mph69 (24%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph44 (15%)
  • 70 mph32 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (58%)
  • Cyclist64 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.4%)
  • Over 7523 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (73%)
  • Passenger73 (20%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (13%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 99th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2020

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 2020, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2020

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2020: 31, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3373151110
2ndA31243209
3rdA35181904
4thA326171904
5thA36152002
6thA33691501
7thM2791112
8thA3388912
9thB33477903
10thB30546701
11thB30556601
12thB30785602
13thB30534510
14thB30584412
15thA30901100
16thA3251200
17thA3541101
18thB30561101
19thB30761100
20thB30791100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2020

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2020: 27.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2020

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2020: 72.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2020, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years