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SO43 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,935 road traffic collisions in the SO43 postcode district, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 466 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
1,935
1,783rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,904
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
48 people killed
Serious collisions
466
591 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SO43

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal432.2%
  • Serious46624%
  • Slight1,42674%

What the data shows

  • SO43 had 249 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 375 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in SO43 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 231 children under 16 were killed or injured in SO43, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in SO43.

Where SO43 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,783rd
Most casualties
1,690th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday262 (14%)
  • Tuesday263 (14%)
  • Wednesday240 (12%)
  • Thursday233 (12%)
  • Friday290 (15%)
  • Saturday318 (16%)
  • Sunday329 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,423 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting434 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,087 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway724 (37%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph301 (16%)
  • 40 mph321 (17%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph588 (30%)
  • 70 mph708 (37%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,563 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds236 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,091 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist322 (11%)
  • Pedestrian145 (5%)
  • Van occupant128 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist90 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SO43 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SO43, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SO43 peaked at 73 in 1989; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252431
20243136
20231831
20222225
20211522
20202635
20193438
20182536
20172741
20162737
20153239
20144364
20133250
20124259
20113856
20103241
20093758
20083856
20073856
20064364
20054154
20045379
20035172
20024881
20014563
20005496
19995682
19986090
199764108
19965081
19954873
19944257
19933863
19924062
19914050
199060102
198973113
19884269
19874666
19863670
19854361
19845179
19834368
19825183
19814462
19804462
19794883

Map of recent crashes in SO43

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SO43

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SO43

The 24 most recent collisions in SO43 happened between 4 January and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SO43

The A31 has the most collisions in SO43, 714 of 1,935 (37%), followed by the A337 (414).

Collisions in SO43 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA317141,11516154
2ndA337414660994
3rdA3539257010116
4thB30566784114
5thB30795773017
6thB3078537029
7thM274800
8thA363610

Council area for SO43

SO43 is in the New Forest, where police recorded 26,818 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SO43 accounts for 7.2% of them.

Towns in SO43

Collisions in SO43 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Lyndhurst (301) and Totton (5).