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Fordingbridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Fordingbridge, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
309
1,523rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
367
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
65
71 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fordingbridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23777%

What the data shows

  • Fordingbridge had 32 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Fordingbridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Fordingbridge are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 60 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fordingbridge, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Fordingbridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,523rd
Most casualties
1,599th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,497th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (97%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (84%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant135 (37%)
  • Pedestrian88 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (19%)
  • Cyclist60 (16%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fordingbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fordingbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fordingbridge peaked at 17 in 1988; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202323
202245
202133
202033
201933
201845
201766
201645
201567
201433
201355
201211
2011914
201067
200955
200855
200777
200678
20051011
200466
2003913
200245
200122
200066
19991215
199833
19971212
1996812
199556
199499
199357
19921013
1991810
199078
19891114
19881723
19871723
198667
198569
198468
198366
198277
19811518
198066
19791010

Map of recent crashes in Fordingbridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fordingbridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fordingbridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Fordingbridge happened between 20 November 2017 and 22 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fordingbridge

The B3078 has the most collisions in Fordingbridge, 97 of 309 (31%), followed by the A338 (42).

Collisions in Fordingbridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB307897116221
2ndA3384257310

Council area for Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge is in the New Forest, where police recorded 26,818 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Fordingbridge accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Fordingbridge

All 309 collisions in Fordingbridge were in the SP6 postcode district.