Official DfT STATS19 Data
New Forest Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in New Forest from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,588 collisions, ranked #96 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,588
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
20
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
443
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,005
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 337 | 3 | 93 | 241 | 440 |
| 2024 | 327 | 5 | 94 | 228 | 399 |
| 2023 | 315 | 5 | 83 | 227 | 406 |
| 2022 | 304 | 4 | 87 | 213 | 366 |
| 2021 | 305 | 3 | 86 | 216 | 394 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in New Forest
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See New Forest on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
New Forest — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in New Forest?
New Forest recorded 1,588 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 20 fatal and 443 serious collisions, with 2,005 total casualties. It ranks #96 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the New Forest accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.