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Forest Heath road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2015, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2014 (164), and casualties fell from 241.

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 2015
128
Down 22% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
165
Down 32% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious1814%
  • Slight10884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13783%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 128, down 22% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 128
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (20%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.5%)
  • February11 (8.6%)
  • March12 (9.4%)
  • April11 (8.6%)
  • May5 (3.9%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August9 (7%)
  • September11 (8.6%)
  • October12 (9.4%)
  • November15 (12%)
  • December8 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (65%)
  • Wet or damp42 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (48%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph33 (26%)
  • 70 mph20 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2534 (21%)
  • 26 to 3530 (18%)
  • 36 to 4521 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.5%)
  • Over 757 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (75%)
  • Passenger29 (18%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (71%)
  • Motorcycle19 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Manor, West Suffolk, IP28 6AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2015, with 11 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2015

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2015: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11182702
2ndA1101172313
3rdA1304121401
4thA1065101100
5thB110391201
6thB111271100
7thB11026911
8thA145600
9thA1425601
10thB15065503
11thB11063300
12thB10632200
13thB10851100
14thB11071101

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2015

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2015: 19.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2015

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2015: 54.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2015

West Suffolk recorded 322 collisions in 2015, and 40% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2015.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years