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Forest Heath road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1993, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (240), and casualties rose from 365.

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 1993
246
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
366
Level with 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1993

1.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1993 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6225%
  • Slight18073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious9225%
  • Slight27074%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 246, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (8.5%)
  • Friday49 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.1%)
  • February16 (6.5%)
  • March19 (7.7%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May20 (8.1%)
  • June21 (8.5%)
  • July14 (5.7%)
  • August18 (7.3%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December24 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (64%)
  • Wet or damp79 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (37%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph112 (46%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (73%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (27%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (60%)
  • Passenger114 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (81%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1993: 36, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA113670110
2ndA1065305318
3rdB1103212406
4thB1112213509
5thA1101162002
6thA1304162104
7thA45152303
8thB110281002
9thB110781013
10thA1427801
11thB10633300
12thB11063401
13thB10852401
14thB15062200
15thB10611201

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1993

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1993: 42.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1993

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1993: 85.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1993

West Suffolk recorded 588 collisions in 1993, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1993, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years