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Forest Heath road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1991, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (292), and casualties fell from 440.

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 1991
248
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
371
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1991

2% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious6125%
  • Slight18273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious8824%
  • Slight27775%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 248, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (9.7%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.9%)
  • February19 (7.7%)
  • March19 (7.7%)
  • April23 (9.3%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June19 (7.7%)
  • July15 (6%)
  • August17 (6.9%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October22 (8.9%)
  • November17 (6.9%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (65%)
  • Wet or damp69 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (33%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph118 (48%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (58%)
  • Passenger124 (33%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (75%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1991: 42, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10654266111
2ndA113872114
3rdA1101253302
4thB1112223114
5thA1304152206
6thB1103141605
7thA45121911
8thB110771101
9thB11064702
10thB15063600
11thA1421100
12thB10631100
13thB10851100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1991

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1991: 35.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1991

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1991: 90.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1991

West Suffolk recorded 633 collisions in 1991, and 39% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years