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Forest Heath road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2006, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2005 (214), and casualties rose from 309.

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 2006
234
Up 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
345
Up 12% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2006

2.1% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight28683%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 234, up 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (10%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.7%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March17 (7.3%)
  • April17 (7.3%)
  • May23 (9.8%)
  • June17 (7.3%)
  • July13 (5.6%)
  • August24 (10%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November19 (8.1%)
  • December17 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (64%)
  • Wet or damp78 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph101 (43%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph94 (40%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (18%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (23%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (69%)
  • Passenger92 (27%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (76%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2006, with 26 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2006

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2006: 30, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11305312
2ndA1101223807
3rdA1065202904
4thA14142624
5thA142141704
6thA1304111511
7thB1112111612
8thB1106101901
9thB110791501
10thB11027901
11thB11037800
12thB10636601
13thB15064602
14thB10611100
15thB10851101
16thB11011100
17thB11211100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2006

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2006: 41.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2006

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2006: 81.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2006

West Suffolk recorded 565 collisions in 2006, and 41% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 21 December 2006.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years