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SP6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,619 road traffic collisions in the SP6 postcode district, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 439 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,619
1,927th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,235
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
47 people killed
Serious collisions
439
546 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SP6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal442.7%
  • Serious43927%
  • Slight1,13670%

What the data shows

  • SP6 had 173 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 273 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in SP6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 196 children under 16 were killed or injured in SP6, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in SP6.

Where SP6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,927th
Most casualties
1,925th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
1,663rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (12%)
  • Tuesday221 (14%)
  • Wednesday207 (13%)
  • Thursday230 (14%)
  • Friday264 (16%)
  • Saturday292 (18%)
  • Sunday215 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,193 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting317 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,540 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph438 (27%)
  • 40 mph305 (19%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph749 (46%)
  • 70 mph114 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,307 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Other55 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,501 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (12%)
  • Pedestrian160 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist159 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant74 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider6 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SP6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SP6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SP6 peaked at 68 in 1988; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251619
20241315
20231721
20221820
20211415
20201213
20192126
20181521
20172835
20161925
20152327
20142430
20131827
20122937
20112948
20102332
20093252
20082933
20072531
20064154
20054458
20043653
20035286
20023346
20013545
20003552
19994662
19984359
19974255
19964974
19953760
19943851
19934257
19923957
19914969
19903951
19895073
198868103
19875176
19864463
19855273
19844358
19833644
19823237
19815577
19804157
19794258

Map of recent crashes in SP6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SP6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SP6

The 24 most recent collisions in SP6 happened between 16 June 2024 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SP6

The A338 has the most collisions in SP6, 544 of 1,619 (34%), followed by the B3078 (323).

Collisions in SP6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33854483928162
2ndB3078323419676
3rdA35466108424
4thB30806702

Council areas covering SP6

Collisions in SP6 were recorded in 3 council areas. The New Forest has 1,460 of 1,619 (90%).

Collisions in SP6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNew Forest1,4602,02643395
2ndDorset147196139
3rdWiltshire6601

Town in SP6

Of the 1,619 collisions in SP6, 309 (19%) were in Fordingbridge.