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Forest Heath road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2016, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2015 (128), and casualties rose from 165.

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 2016
138
Up 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
188
Up 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2016

3.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious1511%
  • Slight11886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious189.6%
  • Slight16588%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 138, up 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 138
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (19%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.4%)
  • February13 (9.4%)
  • March7 (5.1%)
  • April11 (8%)
  • May18 (13%)
  • June10 (7.2%)
  • July12 (8.7%)
  • August11 (8%)
  • September8 (5.8%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November10 (7.2%)
  • December9 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (70%)
  • Wet or damp39 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph58 (42%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph56 (41%)
  • 70 mph15 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2013 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (29%)
  • 36 to 4533 (18%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.4%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (73%)
  • Passenger35 (19%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (78%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2016, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2016

The A11 and A1101 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2016, with 13 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11131811
2ndA1101131701
3rdB1106121411
4thA1065112102
5thA1491401
6thB111271211
7thA1425500
8thB11035501
9thA13044510
10thB11022400
11thB11072310
12thB10631101
13thB10851100
14thB15061500

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2016

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2016: 27.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2016

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2016: 52.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2016

West Suffolk recorded 353 collisions in 2016, and 39% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years