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Forest Heath road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2011, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2010 (168), and casualties rose from 249.

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 2011
189
Up 13% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
250
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2011

2.1% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3519%
  • Slight15079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight20883%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 189, up 13% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9%)
  • February11 (5.8%)
  • March13 (6.9%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May13 (6.9%)
  • June23 (12%)
  • July16 (8.5%)
  • August18 (9.5%)
  • September17 (9%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November12 (6.3%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (65%)
  • Wet or damp64 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph72 (38%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph82 (43%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (16%)
  • 26 to 3558 (23%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (74%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (71%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Newmarket North, West Suffolk, CB8 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2011, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2011

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2011: 29, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11294818
2ndA1101172424
3rdA1065121302
4thB1112121500
5thA14111604
6thB1103101301
7thA14281301
8thA13047701
9thB11065501
10thB15064500
11thB11073401
12thA122300
13thA1432201
14thB10632202
15thB11022201
16thA11561100
17thB10651100
18thB11231100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2011

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2011: 28.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2011

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2011: 65.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2011

West Suffolk recorded 452 collisions in 2011, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2011.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years