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Ringwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,133 road traffic collisions in Ringwood, New Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 213 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,133
691st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,382
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
213
224 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ringwood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious21319%
  • Slight91180%

What the data shows

  • Ringwood had 157 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 195 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Ringwood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 211 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ringwood, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Ringwood.

Where Ringwood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
691st
Most casualties
702nd
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
681st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday212 (19%)
  • Saturday146 (13%)
  • Sunday112 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight885 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway917 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (12%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph849 (75%)
  • 40 mph75 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph63 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph134 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds911 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other44 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant639 (46%)
  • Pedestrian246 (18%)
  • Cyclist245 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (14%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ringwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ringwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ringwood peaked at 45 in 2000; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251213
20241416
20231012
20221919
20211316
20201622
20191315
20182121
20171820
20162130
20151415
20141519
20132429
20121822
20112734
20101618
20091923
20082632
20071824
20061822
20053541
20041922
20032435
20023144
20012937
20004555
19993438
19982327
19973543
19963242
19952428
19941922
19933144
19922632
19912744
19902833
19893639
19882936
19873342
19863037
19853133
19842934
19832830
19823139
19812325
19802327
19792631

Map of recent crashes in Ringwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ringwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ringwood

The 24 most recent collisions in Ringwood happened between 16 January 2024 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ringwood

The B3347 has the most collisions in Ringwood, 185 of 1,133 (16%), followed by the A31 (159).

Collisions in Ringwood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3347185212247
2ndA31159225226
3rdA33869105316

Council area for Ringwood

Ringwood is in the New Forest, where police recorded 26,818 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ringwood accounts for 4.2% of them.

Postcode district for Ringwood

All 1,133 collisions in Ringwood were in the BH24 postcode district.