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Forest Heath road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1996, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1995 (212), and casualties rose from 319.

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 1996
253
Up 19% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
385
Up 21% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1996

4% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight20481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight31582%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 253, up 19% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February26 (10%)
  • March21 (8.3%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May13 (5.1%)
  • June15 (5.9%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August18 (7.1%)
  • September19 (7.5%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (6.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (66%)
  • Wet or damp74 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (41%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph122 (48%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (77%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2573 (19%)
  • 26 to 3597 (25%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (61%)
  • Passenger121 (31%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1996: 33, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065335614
2ndA11295626
3rdA1101274204
4thB1112193004
5thB1103151701
6thA14131722
7thA1304111101
8thB1102111310
9thB150691512
10thB110681006
11thA1427801
12thB10614810
13thB110741110
14thB10851100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1996

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1996: 39.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1996

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1996: 98.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1996

West Suffolk recorded 599 collisions in 1996, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years