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Forest Heath road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2013, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2012 (172), and casualties fell from 287.

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 2013
148
Down 14% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
219
Down 24% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2013

1.4% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2013 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3020%
  • Slight11678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17881%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 148, down 14% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.4%)
  • February6 (4.1%)
  • March12 (8.1%)
  • April13 (8.8%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July27 (18%)
  • August13 (8.8%)
  • September7 (4.7%)
  • October12 (8.1%)
  • November7 (4.7%)
  • December8 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (68%)
  • Wet or damp41 (28%)
  • Snow4 (2.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph59 (40%)
  • 40 mph21 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph48 (32%)
  • 70 mph12 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (77%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (17%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5539 (18%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.4%)
  • Over 7511 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (68%)
  • Passenger58 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (78%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Manor, West Suffolk, IP28 6AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2013, with 11 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2013

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2013: 35, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11356409
2ndA1065132103
3rdB1103111202
4thA14291102
5thA110181003
6thB110671102
7thA13046701
8thB11126700
9thB11025601
10thA143600
11thB10852300
12thB15062301
13thB11071200

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2013

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2013: 22.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2013

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2013: 64.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2013

West Suffolk recorded 357 collisions in 2013, and 41% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2013, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years