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Forest Heath road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1979, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,298 collisions in Forest Heath.

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

Collisions in 1979
303
Casualties in 1979
424
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1979

3.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious11137%
  • Slight18160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious12730%
  • Slight28667%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 303.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (18%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.9%)
  • February10 (3.3%)
  • March18 (5.9%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May22 (7.3%)
  • June30 (9.9%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November28 (9.2%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Fine, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other242 (80%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (61%)
  • Wet or damp86 (28%)
  • Snow30 (9.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (41%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph153 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (18%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)
  • Cyclist34 (8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (28%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (60%)
  • Passenger125 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (63%)
  • Motorcycle77 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1979

Map of the last crash of 1979 in Forest Heath

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 1979

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1979: 44, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA114473420
2ndA11013863116
3rdA10653550010
4thB1103232619
5thB1112203208
6thB1107131813
7thA1304101514
8thB1102101303
9thA14271012
10thA4571013
11thB110661004
12thB10635801
13thB10612200
14thB10852200
15thB15062202
16thA11031100
17thB13041101

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1979

CB8 had 2 collisions in 1979.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1979

West Suffolk recorded 690 collisions in 1979, and 44% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1979, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years