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New Milton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,352 road traffic collisions in New Milton, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 273 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,352
612th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,602
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
19 people killed
Serious collisions
273
294 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for New Milton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious27320%
  • Slight1,06279%

What the data shows

  • New Milton had 182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 234 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in New Milton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 206 children under 16 were killed or injured in New Milton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in New Milton.

Where New Milton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
612th
Most casualties
637th
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
545th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday207 (15%)
  • Tuesday201 (15%)
  • Wednesday216 (16%)
  • Thursday219 (16%)
  • Friday209 (15%)
  • Saturday181 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,061 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,305 (97%)
  • Roundabout24 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,321 (98%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,083 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other62 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant660 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist302 (19%)
  • Pedestrian294 (18%)
  • Cyclist293 (18%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

New Milton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in New Milton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in New Milton peaked at 55 in 1984; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251723
20241821
20231719
20221617
20211518
20201012
20191517
20182631
20172123
20162730
20152527
20142032
20131719
20122225
20111819
20102431
20092531
20082836
20072431
20063138
20052732
20043034
20032734
20022833
20013340
20001922
19992527
19983643
19973031
19963344
19952629
19943235
19933848
19923638
19913744
19904867
19892835
19884247
19875362
19864261
19854351
19845563
19833636
19823839
19813541
19802932
19793034

Map of recent crashes in New Milton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in New Milton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in New Milton

The 24 most recent collisions in New Milton happened between 22 October 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in New Milton

The B3058 has the most collisions in New Milton, 286 of 1,352 (21%), followed by the A337 (189).

Collisions in New Milton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3058286332656
2ndA337189236146
3rdB30553300

Council area for New Milton

New Milton is in the New Forest, where police recorded 26,818 collisions from 1979 to 2025. New Milton accounts for 5% of them.

Postcode district for New Milton

All 1,352 collisions in New Milton were in the BH25 postcode district.