Lyndhurst & Minstead, New Forest, SO43 7PE area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Lyndhurst & Minstead, New Forest, SO43 7PE area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 90 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Lyndhurst & Minstead ward, the New Forest, from 2001 to 2025, with 132 casualties. Of those collisions, 22 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 90; 8,695th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 132; 1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions: 0; No one killed
Collisions in 2025: 4; 3 in 2024

Crash severity at the SO43 7PE hotspot

22 of the 90 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal00%
Serious2224%
Slight6876%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 0
Seriously injured: 23
Slightly injured: 109
All casualties: 132

Accidents by year at the SO43 7PE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2005, against an average of 3.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the SO43 7PE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 4
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	4	5
2024	3	3
2023	0	0
2022	0	0
2021	4	6
2020	3	4
2019	2	2
2018	0	0
2017	6	10
2016	2	2
2015	3	3
2014	3	5
2013	5	10
2012	2	3
2011	2	3
2010	4	4
2009	2	2
2008	3	6
2007	4	5
2006	6	8
2005	10	14
2004	6	10
2003	5	6
2002	8	15
2001	3	6

Map of crashes at the SO43 7PE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SO43 7PE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Lyndhurst & Minstead, New Forest, SO43 7PE area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the SO43 7PE hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Lyndhurst & Minstead
Council area: the New Forest
Nearest postcode to the centre: SO43 7PE
Postcode district: SO43
Centre (latitude, longitude): 50.90713, -1.61701
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 22 of 25
Latest collision: 15 November 2025
Rank by collisions: 8,695th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the SO43 7PE hotspot

89 of the 90 collisions at this hotspot were on the A31.

Collisions at the SO43 7PE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A31	89	130	0	21

Accident hotspots near SO43 7PE

4 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh, New Forest, SO40 2NQ area, 2.6 km away, with 205 collisions.

All 90 crashes at the SO43 7PE hotspot

Newest first, from 24 March 2001 to 15 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight15 Nov 2025, 20:03
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 15 Nov 2025, 20:03
- Vauxhall Insignia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025440517600
Slight31 May 2025, 17:05
BMW 1 Series crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 31 May 2025, 17:05
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025440237764
Slight6 Feb 2025, 19:25
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 6 Feb 2025, 19:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025440057116
Slight4 Jan 2025, 17:00
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 4 Jan 2025, 17:00
- Vauxhall Zafira and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025440004690
Slight17 Oct 2024, 16:34
Land Rover Defender crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 17 Oct 2024, 16:34
- Land Rover Defender, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Combo and Citroen C3
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024440452469
Slight2 Aug 2024, 12:19
Volkswagen Beetle crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 2 Aug 2024, 12:19
- Volkswagen Beetle and Ford C-Max
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024440329056
Slight25 Jul 2024, 14:30
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 25 Jul 2024, 14:30
- Citroen Berlingo, Peugeot 3008 and a van
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024440316466
Serious19 Nov 2021, 08:25
Ford Fiesta crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 19 Nov 2021, 08:25
- Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021440464501
Slight18 Oct 2021, 19:24
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 18 Oct 2021, 19:24
- Vauxhall Corsa and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021440419075
Slight5 May 2021, 10:48
Ford KA crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 5 May 2021, 10:48
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021440171493
Slight11 Mar 2021, 11:54
BMW 1 Series crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 11 Mar 2021, 11:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021440090696
Slight27 Nov 2020, 18:35
Mercedes B Class crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 27 Nov 2020, 18:35
- Mercedes B Class and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020440459867
Serious16 Sep 2020, 20:47
Kawasaki crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 16 Sep 2020, 20:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020440359676
Serious11 Aug 2020, 13:01
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 11 Aug 2020, 13:01
- Mercedes Sprinter and MG ZR
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020440304725
Slight28 Sep 2019, 07:15
Ford Fiesta crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 28 Sep 2019, 07:15
- Ford Fiesta and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019440346503
Serious13 Apr 2019, 11:00
Ford Fiesta crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 13 Apr 2019, 11:00
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Jetta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019440127735
Slight10 Dec 2017, 12:13
Car crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 10 Dec 2017, 12:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017440479250
Serious22 Nov 2017, 19:50
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 22 Nov 2017, 19:50
- Volkswagen Polo, Mercedes and Mercedes C Class
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017440455485
Serious20 Aug 2017, 01:32
Audi A3 crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 20 Aug 2017, 01:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017440321854
Slight7 Aug 2017, 22:10
Renault Kadjar crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 7 Aug 2017, 22:10
- Renault Kadjar and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017440304758
Serious3 Aug 2017, 10:09
Iveco Daily crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 3 Aug 2017, 10:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017440298398
Serious9 Jun 2017, 16:51
Vehicle crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 9 Jun 2017, 16:51
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017440218874
Slight26 Aug 2016, 14:25
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 26 Aug 2016, 14:25
- Volkswagen Golf and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016440321061
Serious23 Jun 2016, 12:20
Suzuki GSF 600 crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 23 Jun 2016, 12:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016440234010
Slight6 Aug 2015, 07:05
Seat Leon crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 6 Aug 2015, 07:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015440270324
Slight1 Aug 2015, 11:44
Ford Focus crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 1 Aug 2015, 11:44
- Ford Focus and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015440264633
Slight17 Feb 2015, 15:30
Mazda 3 crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 17 Feb 2015, 15:30
- Mazda 3, Volkswagen Polo, Audi A3 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015440056454
Slight2 Dec 2014, 21:50
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 2 Dec 2014, 21:50
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2014440431636
Slight4 Nov 2014, 13:30
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 4 Nov 2014, 13:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Suzuki Jimny
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014440397480
Slight4 Apr 2014, 02:23
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 4 Apr 2014, 02:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014440117127
Slight21 Jul 2013, 14:42
Honda CRV crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 21 Jul 2013, 14:42
- Honda CRV, Audi A5, Vauxhall Vivaro and a car
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2013440270116
Slight14 Jul 2013, 19:40
Chrysler Voyager crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 14 Jul 2013, 19:40
- Chrysler Voyager and Fiat Seicento
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013440260127
Slight16 Jun 2013, 14:41
BMW 1 Series crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 16 Jun 2013, 14:41
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2013440219519
Slight14 Feb 2013, 22:35
Renault Clio crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 14 Feb 2013, 22:35
- Renault Clio and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013440058830
Slight14 Jan 2013, 09:35
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 14 Jan 2013, 09:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013440017474
Serious22 May 2012, 19:06
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in the New Forest, 22 May 2012, 19:06
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2012440196502
Slight14 Apr 2012, 15:59
Chevrolet Spark crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 14 Apr 2012, 15:59
- Chevrolet Spark and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012440145405
Slight12 Nov 2011, 01:10
BMW 3 Series crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 12 Nov 2011, 01:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011440479147
Slight12 May 2011, 15:10
Ford Fiesta crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 12 May 2011, 15:10
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Fox
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011440196376
Serious28 Jul 2010, 17:36
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 28 Jul 2010, 17:36
- Volkswagen Touran, Honda CBR1000RR and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010440317946
Slight13 Jul 2010, 04:45
Toyota Avensis crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 13 Jul 2010, 04:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010440292317
Serious19 Jun 2010, 15:33
Ford Transit crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 19 Jun 2010, 15:33
- Ford Transit and Renault Trafic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010440253286
Serious26 Apr 2010, 13:50
Honda Civic crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 26 Apr 2010, 13:50
- Honda Civic and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010440168241
Serious27 Oct 2009, 18:01
Car crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 27 Oct 2009, 18:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009440467437
Serious18 Oct 2009, 13:27
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 18 Oct 2009, 13:27
- Volkswagen Polo and Saab 9-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009440453532
Serious7 Dec 2008, 18:40
Rover 100 Series crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 7 Dec 2008, 18:40
- Rover 100 Series and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2008440543660
Slight26 Sep 2008, 18:20
Renault Megane crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 26 Sep 2008, 18:20
- Renault Megane, 2 Volkswagen Polos and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008440429837
Slight9 Jan 2008, 08:23
DAF Trucks FA 45 crash on the A31 in the New Forest, 9 Jan 2008, 08:23
- DAF Trucks FA 45 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008440010918