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Forest Heath road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2017, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2016 (138), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2017
130
Down 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
188
Level with 2016
Fatal collisions
7
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2017

5.4% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.4%
  • Serious1814%
  • Slight10581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious1910%
  • Slight16286%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 130, down 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 130
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (18%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.2%)
  • February10 (7.7%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April9 (6.9%)
  • May7 (5.4%)
  • June13 (10%)
  • July11 (8.5%)
  • August7 (5.4%)
  • September9 (6.9%)
  • October9 (6.9%)
  • November16 (12%)
  • December13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (69%)
  • Wet or damp36 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph50 (38%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph46 (35%)
  • 70 mph23 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (18%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (8%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3542 (22%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (19%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.9%)
  • Over 755 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (72%)
  • Passenger45 (24%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (78%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Brandon Central, West Suffolk, IP27 0BU area and Manor, West Suffolk, IP28 6AE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Forest Heath in 2017, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2017

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2017: 19, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11193713
2ndA1065182701
3rdA110191101
4thB110691311
5thA1481003
6thB111271100
7thA13046611
8thA1424510
9thB15064601
10thB10852200
11thB11022200
12thB11032201

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2017

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2017: 12.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2017

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2017: 54.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2017

West Suffolk recorded 316 collisions in 2017, and 41% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years