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Forest Heath road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2000, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (267), and casualties fell from 419.

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 2000
241
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
395
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2000

3.7% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.7%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight19380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight32883%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 241, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.7%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April24 (10%)
  • May19 (7.9%)
  • June17 (7.1%)
  • July16 (6.6%)
  • August21 (8.7%)
  • September13 (5.4%)
  • October19 (7.9%)
  • November23 (9.5%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (62%)
  • Wet or damp84 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph97 (40%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph105 (44%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (74%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (22%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (63%)
  • Passenger124 (31%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (83%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2000: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11357017
2ndA1065345316
3rdA1101223803
4thB1103141702
5thA14132122
6thA1304121201
7thB1112121502
8thA142111710
9thB150683923
10thB110761001
11thB10634400
12thB11024400
13thB11062200
14thA13071100
15thA451300
16thB10611200
17thB10681101

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2000

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2000: 35.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2000

IP27 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2000: 75.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2000

West Suffolk recorded 613 collisions in 2000, and 39% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years