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Forest Heath road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2010, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (198), and casualties fell from 278.

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 2010
168
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
249
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2010

None of the collisions in Forest Heath in 2010 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3118%
  • Slight13782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight21486%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 168, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (9.5%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday35 (21%)
  • Saturday31 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.4%)
  • February15 (8.9%)
  • March12 (7.1%)
  • April12 (7.1%)
  • May12 (7.1%)
  • June9 (5.4%)
  • July16 (9.5%)
  • August20 (12%)
  • September16 (9.5%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November17 (10%)
  • December11 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (65%)
  • Wet or damp42 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (8.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph59 (35%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (48%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (10%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian8 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (16%)
  • 26 to 3552 (21%)
  • 36 to 4546 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (67%)
  • Passenger75 (30%)
  • Pedestrian8 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2010, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2010

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2010: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11356308
2ndA1065183606
3rdA1101131602
4thA14101303
5thA1428901
6thB110381101
7thB11127801
8thA13045501
9thB10852301
10thB11022300
11thB11062400
12thB11072601
13thB15061100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2010

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2010: 25.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2010

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2010: 64.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2010

West Suffolk recorded 464 collisions in 2010, and 36% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years