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Forest Heath road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2008, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2007 (207), and casualties rose from 296.

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 2008
217
Up 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
307
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26386%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 217, up 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday46 (21%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February16 (7.4%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June17 (7.8%)
  • July17 (7.8%)
  • August20 (9.2%)
  • September12 (5.5%)
  • October19 (8.8%)
  • November19 (8.8%)
  • December17 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (61%)
  • Wet or damp73 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph90 (41%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph96 (44%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (21%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (72%)
  • Passenger71 (23%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2008, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2008

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2008: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11315713
2ndA1065233414
3rdA1101172502
4thA14152605
5thB1103121303
6thA142112001
7thB110681103
8thB11128802
9thB110261001
10thB11076903
11thA13044601
12thB10634710
13thB15063400
14thA11061100
15thB10851300
16thB11151100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2008

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2008: 39.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2008

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2008: 82.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2008

West Suffolk recorded 525 collisions in 2008, and 41% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2008.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years