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Forest Heath road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2021, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 63% on 2020 (70), and casualties rose from 87.

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 2021
114
Up 63% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
175
Up 101% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2021

2.6% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious3430%
  • Slight7768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4626%
  • Slight12672%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 114, up 63% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (7%)
  • Tuesday25 (22%)
  • Wednesday7 (6.1%)
  • Thursday19 (17%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (19%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.4%)
  • February6 (5.3%)
  • March8 (7%)
  • April3 (2.6%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June15 (13%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August9 (7.9%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October11 (9.6%)
  • November11 (9.6%)
  • December7 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (68%)
  • Wet or damp33 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph55 (48%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph29 (25%)
  • 70 mph13 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (18%)
  • 21 to 2525 (14%)
  • 26 to 3535 (20%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.1%)
  • Over 753 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (70%)
  • Passenger43 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2021, with 17 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2021

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2021: 11, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065111801
2ndA1304101403
3rdA14101312
4thA1191503
5thB111291302
6thA110171815
7thB15065702
8thB11024801
9thA1423401
10thB11033301
11thB11063601
12thB10612201
13thB11072201

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2021

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2021: 28.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2021

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2021: 51.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2021

West Suffolk recorded 262 collisions in 2021, and 44% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years