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Forest Heath road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 1999, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (269), and casualties rose from 389.

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 1999
267
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
419
Up 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 1999

2.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight22183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35384%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 267, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.6%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March15 (5.6%)
  • April25 (9.4%)
  • May18 (6.7%)
  • June17 (6.4%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August24 (9%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December26 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (56%)
  • Wet or damp103 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph97 (36%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph120 (45%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (10%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2047 (11%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (24%)
  • 36 to 4546 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (64%)
  • Passenger132 (32%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 1999: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065467517
2ndA1101364404
3rdA11358926
4thA14203222
5thA1304172705
6thA142172112
7thB1103151603
8thB1112132101
9thB11076901
10thB11065701
11thB10853500
12thB11023300
13thA451100
14thB10611301
15thB10631100
16thB15061100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 1999

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 1999: 30.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 1999

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 1999: 99.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1999

West Suffolk recorded 606 collisions in 1999, and 44% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years