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Forest Heath road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2003, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (287), and casualties fell from 438.

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 2003
278
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
401
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2003

5% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal145%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal184.5%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight33383%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 278, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.6%)
  • February22 (7.9%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April15 (5.4%)
  • May23 (8.3%)
  • June27 (9.7%)
  • July23 (8.3%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September23 (8.3%)
  • October27 (9.7%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (62%)
  • Wet or damp95 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (34%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph136 (49%)
  • 70 mph30 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (67%)
  • Passenger108 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2003, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2003

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2003: 46, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11466513
2ndA1065325325
3rdA1101305254
4thA14183314
5thA142182414
6thB1112182613
7thA1304131702
8thB1103111300
9thB1106101411
10thB150681102
11thB11076901
12thB11024500
13thB10632201
14thA451100
15thB10611100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2003

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2003: 41.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2003

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2003: 107.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2003

West Suffolk recorded 648 collisions in 2003, and 43% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2003, 4 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years