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Lyndhurst road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
301
1,544th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
392
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
72
78 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lyndhurst

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7224%
  • Slight22575%

What the data shows

  • Lyndhurst had 49 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 59 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Lyndhurst were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 44 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lyndhurst, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Lyndhurst.

Where Lyndhurst ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,544th
Most casualties
1,546th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,407th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (61%)
  • One way street or slip road110 (37%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph216 (72%)
  • 40 mph46 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (12%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant197 (50%)
  • Pedestrian84 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lyndhurst road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lyndhurst, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lyndhurst peaked at 12 in 1985; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202467
202344
202222
202135
202058
20191013
2018910
201733
2016610
201556
2014811
201344
2012710
201155
201078
2009611
200858
2007612
200669
200534
200456
200388
200233
200188
200088
1999813
1998912
19971119
199677
1995811
199489
199378
199267
199168
199033
19891123
198856
19871117
198666
19851215
198456
198366
198277
1981911
198078
197966

Map of recent crashes in Lyndhurst

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lyndhurst

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lyndhurst

The 24 most recent collisions in Lyndhurst happened between 27 August 2019 and 12 January 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lyndhurst

The A337 has the most collisions in Lyndhurst, 141 of 301 (47%), followed by the A35 (138).

Collisions in Lyndhurst on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA337141197231
2ndA35138169236

Council area for Lyndhurst

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

Postcode district for Lyndhurst

All 301 collisions in Lyndhurst were in the SO43 postcode district.