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Forest Heath road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2020, and 87 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 40% on 2019 (117), and casualties fell from 172.

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 2020
70
Down 40% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
87
Down 49% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2020

None of the collisions in Forest Heath in 2020 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1319%
  • Slight5781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1315%
  • Slight7485%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 70, down 40% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 70
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (10%)
  • Tuesday9 (13%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (19%)
  • Friday16 (23%)
  • Saturday8 (11%)
  • Sunday7 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (13%)
  • February9 (13%)
  • March2 (2.9%)
  • April4 (5.7%)
  • May4 (5.7%)
  • June5 (7.1%)
  • July3 (4.3%)
  • August9 (13%)
  • September9 (13%)
  • October7 (10%)
  • November4 (5.7%)
  • December5 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight52 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds59 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (11%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (79%)
  • Wet or damp15 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (57%)
  • 40 mph4 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (24%)
  • 70 mph8 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (70%)
  • Cyclist8 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (8%)
  • Pedestrian6 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 205 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 2510 (11%)
  • 26 to 3516 (18%)
  • 36 to 4513 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (21%)
  • 56 to 659 (10%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.7%)
  • Over 752 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider67 (77%)
  • Passenger14 (16%)
  • Pedestrian6 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car107 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle7 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Newmarket North, West Suffolk, CB8 7AZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2020, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2020

The A1065, A1101 and A14 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2020, with 6 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10656900
2ndA11016800
3rdA146901
4thA1426801
5thA13045501
6thA114502
7thB10632201
8thB11022200
9thB11032201
10thB11071101
11thB11121100
12thB15061201

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2020

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2020: 14.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2020

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2020: 30.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2020

West Suffolk recorded 200 collisions in 2020, and 35% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years