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Forest Heath road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2007, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2006 (234), and casualties fell from 345.

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 2007
207
Down 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
296
Down 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2007

3.4% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight17786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious279.1%
  • Slight26289%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 207, down 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (9.2%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February15 (7.2%)
  • March24 (12%)
  • April7 (3.4%)
  • May11 (5.3%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August19 (9.2%)
  • September16 (7.7%)
  • October16 (7.7%)
  • November19 (9.2%)
  • December12 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (67%)
  • Wet or damp60 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph68 (33%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (44%)
  • 70 mph24 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2035 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (17%)
  • 26 to 3557 (19%)
  • 36 to 4552 (18%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (74%)
  • Passenger62 (21%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (82%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2007, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2007

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2007: 43, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11437102
2ndA1065193122
3rdA1101182312
4thA14162303
5thB1103131502
6thA1304121401
7thA142111911
8thB1112101500
9thB11068911
10thB11025902
11thB11075602
12thB10852301
13thB10631100
14thB15061100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2007

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2007: 31.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2007

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2007: 74.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2007

West Suffolk recorded 571 collisions in 2007, and 36% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2007, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2007.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years