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Lymington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,436 road traffic collisions in Lymington, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 283 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,436
588th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,701
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
18 people killed
Serious collisions
283
300 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lymington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious28320%
  • Slight1,13779%

What the data shows

  • Lymington had 173 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 230 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Lymington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 229 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lymington, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Lymington.

Where Lymington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
588th
Most casualties
609th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
531st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday212 (15%)
  • Tuesday206 (14%)
  • Wednesday206 (14%)
  • Thursday206 (14%)
  • Friday227 (16%)
  • Saturday239 (17%)
  • Sunday140 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,114 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,293 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout57 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,225 (85%)
  • 40 mph108 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph85 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,198 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other53 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant686 (40%)
  • Cyclist323 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist314 (18%)
  • Pedestrian312 (18%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lymington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lymington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lymington peaked at 54 in 1987; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251722
20241416
20231923
20222331
20211819
20201418
20191315
20181416
20171818
20162326
20151819
20142326
20132026
20122632
20111923
20102736
20092832
20082126
20072329
20062530
20053846
20042533
20033840
20023036
20013338
20002936
19993840
19982533
19974455
19963947
19954955
19942632
19933548
19923339
19914246
19904660
19894953
19884047
19875463
19864244
19853845
19843643
19833339
19823132
19814755
19805161
19794252

Map of recent crashes in Lymington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lymington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lymington

The 24 most recent collisions in Lymington happened between 9 August 2024 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lymington

The A337 has the most collisions in Lymington, 594 of 1,436 (41%), followed by the B3054 (72).

Collisions in Lymington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3375947337111
2ndB30547282111
3rdB30553302

Council area for Lymington

Lymington is in the New Forest, where police recorded 26,818 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lymington accounts for 5.4% of them.

Postcode district for Lymington

All 1,436 collisions in Lymington were in the SO41 postcode district.