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Forest Heath road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1989, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (319), and casualties rose from 473.

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 1989
329
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
500
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1989

3.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1989 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious9729%
  • Slight22067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious13226%
  • Slight35270%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 329, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (9.4%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.8%)
  • February30 (9.1%)
  • March20 (6.1%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July31 (9.4%)
  • August28 (8.5%)
  • September32 (9.7%)
  • October29 (8.8%)
  • November30 (9.1%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (61%)
  • Wet or damp116 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (40%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph132 (40%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (12%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 20124 (25%)
  • 21 to 2585 (17%)
  • 26 to 3594 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (61%)
  • Passenger156 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A1101 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1989: 51, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11015166112
2ndA114581217
3rdA10653963213
4thA1304223415
5thB1103212416
6thB1112183003
7thA45153218
8thA142101304
9thB110791603
10thB110681314
11thB10635500
12thB10852402
13thB11022301
14thB15062200
15thB10611401

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1989

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1989: 64.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1989

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1989: 120.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1989

West Suffolk recorded 759 collisions in 1989, and 43% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1989, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years