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Forest Heath road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2019, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (126), and casualties rose from 166.

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 2019
117
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
172
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2019

1.7% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2019 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious4236%
  • Slight7362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4928%
  • Slight12070%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 117, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 117
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (20%)
  • Wednesday12 (10%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday16 (14%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (13%)
  • February7 (6%)
  • March7 (6%)
  • April6 (5.1%)
  • May9 (7.7%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August8 (6.8%)
  • September9 (7.7%)
  • October11 (9.4%)
  • November9 (7.7%)
  • December8 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (68%)
  • Wet or damp36 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (41%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (31%)
  • 70 mph19 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (74%)
  • Pedestrian14 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (15%)
  • 26 to 3534 (20%)
  • 36 to 4520 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.2%)
  • Over 753 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (65%)
  • Passenger46 (27%)
  • Pedestrian14 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (77%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Manor, West Suffolk, IP28 6AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2019, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2019

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2019: 18, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11183305
2ndA1065111602
3rdA1304101405
4thA1491113
5thB110381103
6thB111261003
7thA11015501
8thA14251304
9thB11024400
10thB11073400
11thB10852201
12thB11062300
13thB10611210

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2019

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2019: 21.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2019

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2019: 49.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2019

West Suffolk recorded 284 collisions in 2019, and 41% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years