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New Forest road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2024, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (315), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 2024
327
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
399
Down 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2024

1.5% of collisions in the New Forest in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious9429%
  • Slight22870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9524%
  • Slight29975%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 327, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 327
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.3%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April15 (4.6%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July31 (9.5%)
  • August32 (9.8%)
  • September20 (6.1%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November30 (9.2%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (80%)
  • Wet or damp57 (17%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph141 (43%)
  • 40 mph74 (23%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph58 (18%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (10%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (58%)
  • Cyclist51 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (12%)
  • 66 to 7540 (10%)
  • Over 7536 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (77%)
  • Passenger51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 94th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2024

Marchwood & Eling, New Forest, SO40 9NE area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2024, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2024

The A326 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2024: 34, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3263440112
2ndA3373035111
3rdA35303709
4thA36253305
5thA31171904
6thA336121304
7thM27111902
8thB305591204
9thB33477902
10thB30586602
11thA3385802
12thA3544602
13thB30544601
14thB30564401
15thB30782401
16thB30791100
17thB30801100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2024

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2024: 31.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2024

SO40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2024: 90.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2024.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years