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Forest Heath road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2005, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2004 (186), and casualties rose from 289.

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 2005
214
Up 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
309
Up 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2005

None of the collisions in Forest Heath in 2005 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight17481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight26285%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 214, up 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (19%)
  • Tuesday16 (7.5%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday48 (22%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.7%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March17 (7.9%)
  • April16 (7.5%)
  • May21 (9.8%)
  • June15 (7%)
  • July19 (8.9%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September21 (9.8%)
  • October18 (8.4%)
  • November27 (13%)
  • December9 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (66%)
  • Wet or damp62 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (39%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (43%)
  • 70 mph22 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (70%)
  • Passenger72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2005, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2005

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2005: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11375806
2ndA14203207
3rdA1065192704
4thA1101162803
5thA142142001
6thA1304111800
7thB1112111701
8thB1103101201
9thB110691002
10thB11076801
11thB11024400
12thB15064602
13thA1341100
14thB10631100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2005

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2005: 34.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2005

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2005: 73.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2005

West Suffolk recorded 555 collisions in 2005, and 39% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years