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Forest Heath road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2018, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (130), and casualties fell from 188.

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 2018
126
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
166
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2018

3.2% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.2%
  • Serious2016%
  • Slight10281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight13984%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 126, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 126
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (19%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday20 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (7.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.5%)
  • February6 (4.8%)
  • March9 (7.1%)
  • April6 (4.8%)
  • May10 (7.9%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July16 (13%)
  • August10 (7.9%)
  • September10 (7.9%)
  • October11 (8.7%)
  • November9 (7.1%)
  • December13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (10%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (72%)
  • Wet or damp32 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph54 (43%)
  • 40 mph13 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph33 (26%)
  • 70 mph21 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (21%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (25%)
  • 36 to 4521 (13%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6%)
  • Over 756 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (76%)
  • Passenger28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (81%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2018, with 11 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2018

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2018: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11182414
2ndA106591101
3rdA1491301
4thB111281111
5thA110171002
6thA1427700
7thB11035911
8thA13044501
9thB11024411
10thB11064601
11thB10652601
12thB15062300
13thB10631201
14thB10851100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2018

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2018: 24.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2018

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2018: 53.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2018

West Suffolk recorded 339 collisions in 2018, and 37% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2018, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years