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Forest Heath road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1998, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1997 (247), and casualties rose from 349.

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 1998
269
Up 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
389
Up 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight22885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight33987%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 269, up 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday56 (21%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (5.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.8%)
  • February12 (4.5%)
  • March19 (7.1%)
  • April15 (5.6%)
  • May33 (12%)
  • June32 (12%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September14 (5.2%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November25 (9.3%)
  • December20 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (63%)
  • Wet or damp97 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph96 (36%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (3%)
  • 60 mph118 (44%)
  • 70 mph29 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (79%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2570 (18%)
  • 26 to 35101 (26%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (63%)
  • Passenger117 (30%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1998: 49, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11497415
2ndA1065374714
3rdA1101233503
4thB1103161802
5thA142152201
6thA14132805
7thB1112122203
8thA1304111200
9thB110691302
10thB10634500
11thB15064500
12thB11073500
13thB11022200
14thB10611100
15thB10851200

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1998

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1998: 40.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1998

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1998: 93.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1998

West Suffolk recorded 613 collisions in 1998, and 44% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years