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Forest Heath road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2009, and 278 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (217), and casualties fell from 307.

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 2009
198
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
278
Down 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2009

2% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight24086%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 198, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (20%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.1%)
  • February8 (4%)
  • March13 (6.6%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May15 (7.6%)
  • June17 (8.6%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August14 (7.1%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October18 (9.1%)
  • November15 (7.6%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (67%)
  • Wet or damp53 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (4%)
  • 60 mph80 (40%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (21%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (67%)
  • Passenger68 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2009, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2009

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2009: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11406114
2ndA1065244304
3rdA1101132110
4thA14111613
5thB11038802
6thA13047711
7thA1426901
8thB110661203
9thB11126700
10thB15064400
11thB11023300
12thB11072202
13thB10851200

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2009

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2009: 26.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2009

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2009: 77.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2009

West Suffolk recorded 463 collisions in 2009, and 43% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years