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Forest Heath road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1983, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (305), and casualties rose from 430.

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 1983
299
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
435
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious9933%
  • Slight19565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious14333%
  • Slight28766%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 299, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (10%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.4%)
  • February18 (6%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August29 (9.7%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November20 (6.7%)
  • December27 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Other65 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (60%)
  • Wet or damp116 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (39%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph140 (47%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (20%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20116 (27%)
  • 21 to 2590 (21%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (61%)
  • Passenger135 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (62%)
  • Motorcycle85 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1983: 54, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115485224
2ndA10653773214
3rdA11013455015
4thB1103202103
5thB1112182507
6thA1304131404
7thB11029902
8thB110791104
9thA1428902
10thA4572003
11thB11064500
12thB10632200
13thB10852502
14thB15061101

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1983

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1983: 49.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1983

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1983: 127.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1983

West Suffolk recorded 652 collisions in 1983, and 46% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1983.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years