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Forest Heath road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2023, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (95), and casualties fell from 153.

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 2023
93
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
141
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2023

3.2% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.2%
  • Serious2830%
  • Slight6267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10474%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 93, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 93
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (18%)
  • Tuesday15 (16%)
  • Wednesday12 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (16%)
  • Friday15 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (16%)
  • Sunday4 (4.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (7.5%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (12%)
  • February5 (5.4%)
  • March5 (5.4%)
  • April6 (6.5%)
  • May9 (9.7%)
  • June5 (5.4%)
  • July9 (9.7%)
  • August7 (7.5%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October9 (9.7%)
  • November9 (9.7%)
  • December8 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds69 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (66%)
  • Wet or damp21 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (3.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (48%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (32%)
  • 70 mph12 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (16%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (77%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (5%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2011 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2512 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3532 (23%)
  • 36 to 4525 (18%)
  • 46 to 5512 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.4%)
  • Over 756 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (67%)
  • Passenger34 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Brandon Central, West Suffolk, IP27 0BU area and Mildenhall Kingsway & Market, West Suffolk, IP28 7LW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Forest Heath in 2023, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2023

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2023: 12, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11122101
2ndA1065101403
3rdB150661312
4thA1425600
5thB11025701
6thB11065721
7thA11014401
8thA13043301
9thB11033802
10thB11123501
11thA142301
12thB10852202
13thB10631101
14thB11071200

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2023

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2023: 13.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2023

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2023: 37.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2023

West Suffolk recorded 211 collisions in 2023, and 44% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2023, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years