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Forest Heath road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1985, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1984 (329), and casualties fell from 455.

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 1985
258
Down 22% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
359
Down 21% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1985

3.5% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious8031%
  • Slight16966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight24468%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 258, down 22% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.7%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March18 (7%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May21 (8.1%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July25 (9.7%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October20 (7.8%)
  • November33 (13%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other38 (15%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (64%)
  • Wet or damp81 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (39%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph115 (45%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (18%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (23%)
  • 21 to 2577 (21%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (62%)
  • Passenger108 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (70%)
  • Motorcycle63 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1985: 39, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA113973214
2ndA1065294828
3rdA1101253006
4thB1103192608
5thB1112151904
6thA1304101105
7thB11079903
8thA14271003
9thA457803
10thB11026601
11thB10635501
12thB11064500
13thB15062611
14thB10851101

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1985

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1985: 35.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1985

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1985: 106.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1985

West Suffolk recorded 618 collisions in 1985, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1985, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years