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New Forest road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2022, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (305), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2022
304
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
366
Down 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2022

1.3% of collisions in the New Forest in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8729%
  • Slight21370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight26673%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 304, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 304
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (12%)
  • February14 (4.6%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April22 (7.2%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June25 (8.2%)
  • July28 (9.2%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November26 (8.6%)
  • December24 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (72%)
  • Wet or damp81 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (52%)
  • 40 mph74 (24%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (12%)
  • 66 to 7536 (9.8%)
  • Over 7525 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (73%)
  • Passenger59 (16%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (11%)
  • Motorcycle55 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 115th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2022

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2022, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2022

The A337 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2022: 27, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337273208
2ndA35233209
3rdA31202306
4thA326131813
5thB3058121204
6thB3347121705
7thA36111201
8thA3369913
9thA3389901
10thB305481202
11thB30556602
12thM275603
13thA3543500
14thB30532201
15thB30562300
16thB30782300
17thB30792200
18thA31200
19thA30901100
20thA3481101

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2022

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2022: 35.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2022

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2022: 60.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years