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Forest Heath road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1994, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1993 (246), and casualties fell from 366.

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 1994
248
Up 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
347
Down 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1994

2.4% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight29685%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 248, up 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (19%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.3%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April18 (7.3%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June17 (6.9%)
  • July19 (7.7%)
  • August17 (6.9%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December23 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (64%)
  • Wet or damp78 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (43%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph102 (41%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (68%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (22%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.2%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (61%)
  • Passenger103 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1994: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065395408
2ndA11357214
3rdA1101323914
4thA1304141801
5thB1112121502
6thA4591101
7thB110391101
8thB150671010
9thA1426701
10thB10633400
11thB11023301
12thB11063300
13thB10852701
14thA13031100
15thB11071100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1994

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1994: 41.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1994

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1994: 90.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1994

West Suffolk recorded 563 collisions in 1994, and 44% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1994, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years