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Forest Heath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,298 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025, and 15,132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 282 were fatal and 2,381 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 120 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (105), and casualties rose from 149 to 169.

District council until April 2019, now part of West Suffolk. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,298
Casualties
15,132
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
282
2.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
120
Up 14% on 2024

Crash severity in Forest Heath

2.7% of collisions in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2822.7%
  • Serious2,38123%
  • Slight7,63574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3452.3%
  • Serious3,16821%
  • Slight11,61977%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. In 2025 there were 120, up 14% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 120
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025120169
2024105149
202393141
202295153
2021114175
20207087
2019117172
2018126166
2017130188
2016138188
2015128165
2014164241
2013148219
2012172287
2011189250
2010168249
2009198278
2008217307
2007207296
2006234345
2005214309
2004186289
2003278401
2002287438
2001306459
2000241395
1999267419
1998269389
1997247349
1996253385
1995212319
1994248347
1993246366
1992240365
1991248371
1990292440
1989329500
1988319473
1987293409
1986317467
1985258359
1984329455
1983299435
1982305430
1981299458
1980280456
1979303424

When and where crashes happen in Forest Heath

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,397 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,361 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,339 (13%)
  • Thursday1,436 (14%)
  • Friday1,838 (18%)
  • Saturday1,622 (16%)
  • Sunday1,305 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59475 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59262 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,399 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,475 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,706 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,512 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,505 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59964 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January832 (8.1%)
  • February702 (6.8%)
  • March763 (7.4%)
  • April790 (7.7%)
  • May878 (8.5%)
  • June855 (8.3%)
  • July916 (8.9%)
  • August874 (8.5%)
  • September921 (8.9%)
  • October954 (9.3%)
  • November901 (8.7%)
  • December912 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,099 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,713 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,317 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown97 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,476 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,380 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds154 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist154 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds127 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.1%)
  • Other860 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,570 (64%)
  • Wet or damp3,303 (32%)
  • Frost or ice277 (2.7%)
  • Snow90 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep35 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,997 (39%)
  • 40 mph793 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph174 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph4,187 (41%)
  • 70 mph1,122 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,847 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway989 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout297 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road138 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,469 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist1,558 (10%)
  • Pedestrian1,045 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist875 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant484 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)306 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant175 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant65 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant63 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5324 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10488 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15640 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 202,642 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,480 (16%)
  • 26 to 353,034 (20%)
  • 36 to 451,851 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,383 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 651,010 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75664 (4.4%)
  • Over 75404 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded212 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,703 (64%)
  • Passenger4,384 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,045 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14,593 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,540 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,000 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes909 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle899 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle177 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach165 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car108 (0.6%)
  • Minibus70 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle41 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Forest Heath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Forest Heath

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Forest Heath

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath, with 391 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025: 1,618, including 68 fatal and 409 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA111,6182,88668409
2ndA10651,2351,97235296
3rdA11011,0071,42920223
4thB11036007245130
5thB111257284311116
6thA13045266719110
7thA1424266121479
8thA143585492077
9thB11062563691360
10thB1102242307548
11thB11072383801065
12thB1506189317860
13thA451843201062
14thB106396112123
15thB10856094122
16thB1061295228
17thB10653701
18thA122300
19thA1342200
20thA1432201

Towns in Forest Heath

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025: 1,547.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025: 3,708.

West Suffolk and its former districts

West Suffolk recorded 24,682 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath

Of the latest 24 crashes in Forest Heath, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 22 December 2025.

Severity