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Forest Heath road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2022, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2021 (114), and casualties fell from 175.

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 2022
95
Down 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
153
Down 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2022

4.2% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.2%
  • Serious2526%
  • Slight6669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious3322%
  • Slight11575%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 95, down 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 95
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday12 (13%)
  • Wednesday9 (9.5%)
  • Thursday18 (19%)
  • Friday20 (21%)
  • Saturday19 (20%)
  • Sunday9 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8.4%)
  • February10 (11%)
  • March5 (5.3%)
  • April8 (8.4%)
  • May5 (5.3%)
  • June10 (11%)
  • July9 (9.5%)
  • August6 (6.3%)
  • September7 (7.4%)
  • October11 (12%)
  • November8 (8.4%)
  • December8 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (11%)
  • Other4 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (67%)
  • Wet or damp26 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph44 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (26%)
  • 70 mph15 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (21%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (70%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3528 (18%)
  • 36 to 4515 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.5%)
  • Over 759 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (67%)
  • Passenger36 (24%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (10%)
  • Motorcycle9 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2022, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2022

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2022: 14, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11143324
2ndA106591304
3rdA110181301
4thB110681111
5thA1471011
6thA1425801
7thB11124801
8thA13043501
9thB11033301
10thB11073401
11thB10632200
12thB15062502
13thB10611400
14thB11021100

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2022

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2022: 16.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2022

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2022: 35.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2022

West Suffolk recorded 224 collisions in 2022, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years