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Forest Heath road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2001, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2000 (241), and casualties rose from 395.

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 2001
306
Up 27% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
459
Up 16% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2001

2.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight24179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight37882%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 306, up 27% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (21%)
  • Sunday29 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February16 (5.2%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May21 (6.9%)
  • June21 (6.9%)
  • July19 (6.2%)
  • August29 (9.5%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December41 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Other20 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (62%)
  • Wet or damp103 (34%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph118 (39%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph124 (41%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (78%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (64%)
  • Passenger139 (30%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Forest Heath

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Forest Heath in 2001

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2001, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2001

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2001: 53, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115398110
2ndA1065376327
3rdA1101293105
4thA1304212703
5thA14182824
6thB1103171802
7thA142162004
8thB1106122213
9thB1112101303
10thB110781812
11thB110271201
12thB10855811
13thB15064800
14thA453300
15thA1341100
16thB10631200

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2001

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2001: 53.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2001

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2001: 105.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2001

West Suffolk recorded 682 collisions in 2001, and 45% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years