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Forest Heath road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2004, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2003 (278), and casualties fell from 401.

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 2004
186
Down 33% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
289
Down 28% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2004

4.3% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.3%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight15181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight24384%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 186, down 33% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (18%)
  • Friday33 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February8 (4.3%)
  • March15 (8.1%)
  • April13 (7%)
  • May14 (7.5%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July12 (6.5%)
  • August9 (4.8%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October14 (7.5%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (60%)
  • Wet or damp68 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (33%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph93 (50%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (73%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2052 (18%)
  • 21 to 2554 (19%)
  • 26 to 3557 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (63%)
  • Passenger87 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle12 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2004, with 18 collisions.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2004

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2004: 24, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11243715
2ndA1065213314
3rdA14203322
4thA142162101
5thA1304141700
6thA1101132211
7thB1112112501
8thB150692111
9thB110371001
10thB110771001
11thB11065803
12thB11023501
13thB10852301

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2004

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2004: 26.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2004

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2004: 76.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2004

West Suffolk recorded 506 collisions in 2004, and 37% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2004, 5 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2004.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years