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Forest Heath road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2014, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (148), and casualties rose from 219.

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 2014
164
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
241
Up 10% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2014

3% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight13582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight20886%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 164, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (10%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (9.8%)
  • Sunday31 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.8%)
  • February9 (5.5%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April11 (6.7%)
  • May19 (12%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July12 (7.3%)
  • August14 (8.5%)
  • September16 (9.8%)
  • October13 (7.9%)
  • November12 (7.3%)
  • December13 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (66%)
  • Wet or damp50 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (32%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (2.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (21%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.9%)
  • Over 7510 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (70%)
  • Passenger56 (23%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (73%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2014, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2014

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2014: 30, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11306225
2ndA1065152002
3rdA142131802
4thB1112101200
5thB11039910
6thA11018802
7thA130481300
8thB110661200
9thB11075802
10thB15064500
11thA143400
12thB11023300
13thB10851101

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2014

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2014: 23.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2014

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2014: 64.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2014

West Suffolk recorded 394 collisions in 2014, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2014.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years