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Forest Heath road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2002, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (306), and casualties fell from 459.

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 2002
287
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
438
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2002

1.7% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight24686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight38488%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 287, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.4%)
  • February26 (9.1%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April27 (9.4%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June22 (7.7%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August14 (4.9%)
  • September24 (8.4%)
  • October22 (7.7%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (61%)
  • Wet or damp107 (37%)
  • Mud3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph120 (42%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph115 (40%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (76%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2043 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2568 (16%)
  • 26 to 35105 (24%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (65%)
  • Passenger120 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Forest Heath in 2002

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2002, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2002

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2002: 43, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11439725
2ndA1065376905
3rdA1101263003
4thA14232904
5thA1304202914
6thB1112182702
7thA142121502
8thB1103121701
9thB1106101210
10thB15067801
11thB11076902
12thB11024500
13thB10633301
14thB10851100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2002

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2002: 42.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2002

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2002: 98.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2002

West Suffolk recorded 662 collisions in 2002, and 43% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years