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Forest Heath road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1990, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1989 (329), and casualties fell from 500.

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 1990
292
Down 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
440
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1990 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious9533%
  • Slight19065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious13831%
  • Slight29567%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 292, down 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday39 (13%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March19 (6.5%)
  • April16 (5.5%)
  • May22 (7.5%)
  • June21 (7.2%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September37 (13%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November19 (6.5%)
  • December28 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (64%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (37%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph133 (46%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2096 (22%)
  • 21 to 2577 (18%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (62%)
  • Passenger143 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (76%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Forest Heath

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 1990

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1990: 43, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA114367117
2ndA1101394909
3rdA10653370114
4thB1112202702
5thA1304151705
6thB1103142106
7thA142121801
8thA4591533
9thB150691615
10thB110781203
11thB11065602
12thB11024502
13thB10632201
14thB10851401

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1990

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1990: 46.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1990

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1990: 108.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1990

West Suffolk recorded 729 collisions in 1990, and 40% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1990, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years