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Forest Heath road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1982, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (299), and casualties fell from 458.

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 1982
305
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
430
Down 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1982

3.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious10434%
  • Slight19062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious14534%
  • Slight27063%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 305, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (21%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.3%)
  • February17 (5.6%)
  • March26 (8.5%)
  • April19 (6.2%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June21 (6.9%)
  • July29 (9.5%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October42 (14%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December26 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Other56 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (64%)
  • Wet or damp94 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (38%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph148 (49%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (20%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20104 (24%)
  • 21 to 2597 (23%)
  • 26 to 3557 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (60%)
  • Passenger142 (33%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (64%)
  • Motorcycle83 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Forest Heath

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 1982

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1982: 54, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115488225
2ndA10653851115
3rdA11013353013
4thB1103161703
5thB1112162504
6thA1304151702
7thA142152225
8thB1102131614
9thB110771210
10thA4561011
11thB15066803
12thB10634402
13thB10852301
14thB11061101

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1982

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1982: 41.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1982

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1982: 135.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1982

West Suffolk recorded 698 collisions in 1982, and 44% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years