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New Forest road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2021, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2020 (284), and casualties rose from 358.

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

Collisions in 2021
305
Up 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
394
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2021

1% of collisions in the New Forest in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious8628%
  • Slight21671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious9624%
  • Slight29475%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 305, up 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 305
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.6%)
  • February10 (3.3%)
  • March17 (5.6%)
  • April25 (8.2%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July28 (9.2%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September30 (9.8%)
  • October22 (7.2%)
  • November29 (9.5%)
  • December26 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (76%)
  • Wet or damp69 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph143 (47%)
  • 40 mph65 (21%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph45 (15%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (16%)
  • Cyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (15%)
  • 56 to 6552 (13%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.9%)
  • Over 7539 (9.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (72%)
  • Passenger83 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (70%)
  • Motorcycle60 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 107th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2021

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2021, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2021

The A326 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2021: 28, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3262837111
2ndA31243017
3rdA337243506
4thA35212805
5thA36172104
6thA336121502
7thM27112002
8thB305891405
9thB305481104
10thA3387911
11thB30556901
12thB30783301
13thB33473302
14thB30532402
15thB30762301
16thA30901100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2021

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2021: 32.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2021

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2021: 87.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years