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Forest Heath road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1984, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (299), and casualties rose from 435.

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 1984
329
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
455
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1984

3.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious10231%
  • Slight21565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious14131%
  • Slight30066%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 329, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March16 (4.9%)
  • April22 (6.7%)
  • May27 (8.2%)
  • June32 (9.7%)
  • July27 (8.2%)
  • August27 (8.2%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October30 (9.1%)
  • November32 (9.7%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other63 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (63%)
  • Wet or damp107 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (43%)
  • 40 mph36 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (40%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (19%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20127 (28%)
  • 21 to 2581 (18%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5522 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (65%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (63%)
  • Motorcycle90 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1984: 67, including 6 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA116798619
2ndA10653560116
3rdB1103334108
4thA1101303424
5thA1304242907
6thB1112162303
7thA45121819
8thB110291102
9thA14271312
10thB10637804
11thB11074702
12thB10613402
13thB11062200
14thB15062300

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1984

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1984: 73.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1984

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1984: 136.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1984

West Suffolk recorded 732 collisions in 1984, and 45% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1984, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years