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Forest Heath road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1988, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (293), and casualties rose from 409.

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 1988
319
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
473
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1988

4.7% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.7%
  • Serious9730%
  • Slight20765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal224.7%
  • Serious15032%
  • Slight30164%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 319, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February28 (8.8%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April29 (9.1%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June17 (5.3%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September26 (8.2%)
  • October31 (9.7%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (60%)
  • Wet or damp116 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (38%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph142 (45%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (13%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist33 (7%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2098 (21%)
  • 21 to 2594 (20%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (59%)
  • Passenger159 (34%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (66%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1988

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1988 in Forest Heath

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 1988

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1988: 45, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA114587220
2ndA10654475510
3rdA1101425609
4thB1103232404
5thA1304172817
6thB1112141605
7thA45132312
8thB1102121406
9thA14281412
10thB110751030
11thB10634400
12thB11063501
13thB10852200
14thB10611100
15thB11041100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1988

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1988: 46.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1988

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1988: 134.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1988

West Suffolk recorded 780 collisions in 1988, and 41% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1988, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1988.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years