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Forest Heath road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1980, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (303), and casualties rose from 424.

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 1980
280
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
456
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1980

3.9% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.9%
  • Serious10136%
  • Slight16860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal224.8%
  • Serious15133%
  • Slight28362%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 280, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (19%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (12%)
  • February23 (8.2%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May24 (8.6%)
  • June17 (6.1%)
  • July23 (8.2%)
  • August20 (7.1%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October22 (7.9%)
  • November20 (7.1%)
  • December21 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (61%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (63%)
  • Wet or damp87 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (29%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph82 (29%)
  • 70 mph91 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (15%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (20%)
  • 21 to 2589 (20%)
  • 26 to 3590 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (56%)
  • Passenger170 (37%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (72%)
  • Motorcycle65 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Forest Heath

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 1980

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1980: 54, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1154113520
2ndA11013852112
3rdA1065284339
4thB1103171806
5thA45122707
6thB1112122116
7thB1102111904
8thA142102103
9thB110791803
10thB150691204
11thB110671401
12thA13046602
13thB10634602
14thB10853403
15thB11041201

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1980

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1980: 31.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1980

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1980: 126.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1980

West Suffolk recorded 650 collisions in 1980, and 43% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years