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Forest Heath road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2012, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (189), and casualties rose from 250.

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 2012
172
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
287
Up 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2012 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4023%
  • Slight13076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight23482%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 172, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (10%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (10%)
  • Friday32 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (21%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.5%)
  • February17 (9.9%)
  • March10 (5.8%)
  • April16 (9.3%)
  • May16 (9.3%)
  • June13 (7.6%)
  • July17 (9.9%)
  • August16 (9.3%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October15 (8.7%)
  • November16 (9.3%)
  • December12 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (65%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (40%)
  • 40 mph12 (7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph73 (42%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (73%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (23%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (59%)
  • Passenger101 (35%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2012, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2012

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2012: 32, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11328918
2ndB1103163004
3rdA1065152602
4thB1112141601
5thA1101101202
6thA13048801
7thA1481503
8thA14261202
9thB11024700
10thB11064400
11thB15064501
12thB11073500
13thB10631201

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2012

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2012: 25.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2012

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2012: 53.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2012

West Suffolk recorded 442 collisions in 2012, and 39% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2012, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years