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Forest Heath road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1992, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (248), and casualties fell from 371.

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 1992
240
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
365
Down 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1992

1.3% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1992 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8624%
  • Slight27676%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 240, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday56 (23%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.8%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March22 (9.2%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August12 (5%)
  • September14 (5.8%)
  • October16 (6.7%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December23 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (55%)
  • Wet or damp102 (43%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (34%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph109 (45%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (10%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (19%)
  • 26 to 3572 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (63%)
  • Passenger124 (34%)
  • Pedestrian11 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1992: 43, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10654365014
2ndA11336919
3rdA1101223816
4thB1112182405
5thB1103171803
6thA142142301
7thA45131706
8thA1304121201
9thB11075604
10thB10614701
11thB15064702
12thB11023401
13thB11062300
14thB10631100
15thB10851100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1992

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1992: 34.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1992

IP27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1992: 87.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1992

West Suffolk recorded 613 collisions in 1992, and 39% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years