Ringwood road traffic accidents
Ringwood recorded 750 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 941 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 121 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 121
- Casualties
- 941
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 121
- Casualties
- 941
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ringwood
Roads in Ringwood
Postcode districts in Ringwood
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ringwood
Road collision statistics for Ringwood
Collisions recorded
750
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
941
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
121
16.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ringwood
Collisions in Ringwood are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.3% of the total), with 21.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
64% of recorded collisions in Ringwood happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ringwood have produced 941 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 75 collisions, Monday 95 collisions, Tuesday 104 collisions, Wednesday 121 collisions, Thursday 127 collisions, Friday 130 collisions, Saturday 98 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 587 collisions, Darkness 163 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 480 collisions, Dual carriageway 172 collisions, Slip road 46 collisions, Roundabout 40 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 456 collisions, 40 mph 67 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 40 collisions, 70 mph 180 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 632 collisions, Raining no high winds 76 collisions, Other 15 collisions, Raining + high winds 11 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 620 casualties, Passenger 190 casualties, Pedestrian 131 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ringwood
How many road accidents have there been in Ringwood?
750 collisions have been recorded in Ringwood in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 941 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ringwood were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 121 were serious — 16.8% of all recorded collisions in Ringwood resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ringwood?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Ringwood, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 21.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ringwood happen on?
64% of collisions in Ringwood are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ringwood?
Pedestrians make up 13.9% of the 941 casualties recorded in Ringwood.
Is road safety in Ringwood getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ringwood were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Ringwood come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ringwood cover 1999 to 2025.