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SO41 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,839 road traffic collisions in the SO41 postcode district, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 863 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,839
951st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,909
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
60 people killed
Serious collisions
863
981 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO41

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal541.4%
  • Serious86322%
  • Slight2,92276%

What the data shows

  • SO41 had 428 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 644 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in SO41 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 475 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO41, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in SO41.

Where SO41 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
951st
Most casualties
1,025th
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
603rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday548 (14%)
  • Tuesday571 (15%)
  • Wednesday543 (14%)
  • Thursday557 (15%)
  • Friday590 (15%)
  • Saturday602 (16%)
  • Sunday428 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,906 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting458 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit408 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,640 (95%)
  • Roundabout75 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,980 (52%)
  • 40 mph644 (17%)
  • 50 mph46 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1,061 (28%)
  • 70 mph106 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,107 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds415 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other153 (4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,779 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist804 (16%)
  • Cyclist578 (12%)
  • Pedestrian494 (10%)
  • Van occupant121 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO41 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO41, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO41 peaked at 128 in 1997; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254250
20244251
20234452
20225063
20214250
20203954
20193544
20184049
20174250
20165264
20155663
20145562
20136486
20125769
20116075
20106073
20097387
20085379
20078299
200684105
2005104148
20046992
2003100128
200282113
200190116
200090115
199990106
199881112
1997128164
1996110139
1995114140
199491126
199398137
199294121
1991109138
1990113152
1989125162
1988102124
1987120147
1986113145
1985113139
198498127
1983100135
1982100123
1981105132
1980107144
1979121159

Map of recent crashes in SO41

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO41

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO41

The 24 most recent collisions in SO41 happened between 20 May and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO41

The A337 has the most collisions in SO41, 1,137 of 3,839 (30%), followed by the B3054 (297).

Collisions in SO41 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3371,1371,49515237
2ndB3054297412276
3rdB3055272397364
4thB30581962751053
5thA3776902
6thB61313502

Council areas covering SO41

Collisions in SO41 were recorded in 2 council areas. The New Forest has 3,824 of 3,839 (99.6%).

Collisions in SO41 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNew Forest3,8244,89254858
2ndBarnsley101205

Towns in SO41

Collisions in SO41 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Lymington (1,436) and Milford on Sea (251).