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Forest Heath road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1995, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1994 (248), and casualties fell from 347.

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 1995
212
Down 15% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
319
Down 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1995

2.8% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1995 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight16779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26082%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 212, down 15% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9%)
  • February14 (6.6%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April13 (6.1%)
  • May21 (9.9%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July21 (9.9%)
  • August19 (9%)
  • September19 (9%)
  • October14 (6.6%)
  • November15 (7.1%)
  • December15 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (69%)
  • Wet or damp54 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (40%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph89 (42%)
  • 70 mph19 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (62%)
  • Passenger103 (32%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (78%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1995: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065355508
2ndA11295337
3rdA1101172702
4thB1103141700
5thB1112121802
6thA1304111203
7thA14101110
8thA142101100
9thB11026601
10thB110762302
11thB15066704
12thB110651012
13thB10852200
14thB10631100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1995

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1995: 27.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1995

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1995: 67.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1995

West Suffolk recorded 512 collisions in 1995, and 41% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years