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Holbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,057 road traffic collisions in Holbury, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 236 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,057
720th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,334
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
236
270 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Holbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious23622%
  • Slight80676%

What the data shows

  • Holbury had 104 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 174 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Holbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 239 children under 16 were killed or injured in Holbury, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Holbury.

Where Holbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
720th
Most casualties
718th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
620th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (15%)
  • Wednesday165 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday166 (16%)
  • Saturday146 (14%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight735 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,023 (97%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph558 (53%)
  • 40 mph404 (38%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph69 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds853 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant613 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist297 (22%)
  • Cyclist190 (14%)
  • Pedestrian166 (12%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Holbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Holbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Holbury peaked at 44 in 1979; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251116
202457
202344
20221417
20211012
202044
201977
20181921
20171725
20161319
20152429
20141518
20131620
20121729
20111719
20101620
2009711
20082124
20072232
20061922
20052838
20041829
20032328
20022531
20012632
20002025
19992737
19982733
19973650
19962429
19952832
19942329
19932229
19922025
19912427
19903134
19892532
19882631
19872026
19863436
19854364
19844256
19834250
19823243
19813341
19803640
19794451

Map of recent crashes in Holbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Holbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Holbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Holbury happened between 9 November 2022 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Holbury

The A326 has the most collisions in Holbury, 322 of 1,057 (30%), followed by the B3053 (26).

Collisions in Holbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA326322439779
2ndB3053263915

Council area for Holbury

Holbury is in the New Forest, where police recorded 26,818 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Holbury accounts for 3.9% of them.

Postcode district for Holbury

All 1,057 collisions in Holbury were in the SO45 postcode district.