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Ashley (New Forest) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Ashley, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 94 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
445
1,238th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
526
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
94
99 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ashley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9421%
  • Slight34778%

What the data shows

  • Ashley had 41 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 66 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Ashley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 90 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ashley, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Ashley.

Where Ashley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,238th
Most casualties
1,287th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,181st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph366 (82%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph48 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant234 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (22%)
  • Cyclist91 (17%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ashley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ashley peaked at 23 in 1984; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202433
202333
202256
202111
202033
201944
201856
201744
2016810
2015913
201433
201346
201278
2011712
201033
200999
200866
20071010
200688
20051619
200467
20031822
20021010
20011011
20001521
19991010
19981112
19971516
19961214
19951215
199457
19931213
19921721
19911213
199089
19891519
19881620
19871212
19861519
19851216
19842325
1983910
19821112
19811114
19801121
19791414

Map of recent crashes in Ashley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ashley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ashley

The 24 most recent collisions in Ashley happened between 7 January 2019 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ashley

The B3055 has the most collisions in Ashley, 43 of 445 (9.7%), followed by the B3058 (5).

Collisions in Ashley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB30554355113
2ndB30585501
3rdA3374401

Council area for Ashley

Ashley is in the New Forest, where police recorded 26,818 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ashley accounts for 1.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Ashley

Collisions in Ashley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BH25 (330) and SO41 (115).