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Forest Heath road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1986, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1985 (258), and casualties rose from 359.

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 1986
317
Up 23% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
467
Up 30% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1986

3.5% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious9129%
  • Slight21568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious12827%
  • Slight32570%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 317, up 23% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (9.8%)
  • Thursday28 (8.8%)
  • Friday74 (23%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March28 (8.8%)
  • April30 (9.5%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June29 (9.1%)
  • July28 (8.8%)
  • August31 (9.8%)
  • September18 (5.7%)
  • October31 (9.8%)
  • November28 (8.8%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other62 (20%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (60%)
  • Wet or damp111 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (36%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (48%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (23%)
  • 21 to 2598 (21%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (61%)
  • Passenger149 (32%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (71%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Forest Heath

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

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 1986

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1986: 57, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1157101419
2ndA10654674211
3rdA1101263618
4thB1103202504
5thB1112182726
6thA1304162403
7thA45131803
8thA142121514
9thB110791203
10thB110671002
11thB10635702
12thB15065802
13thB11024502
14thB10612401
15thB10852500

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1986

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1986: 43.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1986

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1986: 94.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1986

West Suffolk recorded 681 collisions in 1986, and 47% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1986, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years