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Forest Heath road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1987, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1986 (317), and casualties fell from 467.

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 1987
293
Down 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
409
Down 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious7726%
  • Slight21172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10125%
  • Slight30274%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 293, down 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.8%)
  • February13 (4.4%)
  • March19 (6.5%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October28 (9.6%)
  • November29 (9.9%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other57 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (59%)
  • Wet or damp114 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (31%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph136 (46%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (16%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20101 (25%)
  • 21 to 2580 (20%)
  • 26 to 3579 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (10%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (66%)
  • Passenger107 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (69%)
  • Motorcycle63 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1987: 48, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA114873110
2ndA1065445708
3rdA11013345011
4thB1112223514
5thB1103202406
6thA45173516
7thA1304131603
8thA1428810
9thB110281011
10thB11076901
11thB150651102
12thB11064401
13thB10851200

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1987

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1987: 45.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1987

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1987: 100.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1987

West Suffolk recorded 684 collisions in 1987, and 43% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years