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Forest Heath road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2024, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2023 (93), and casualties rose from 141.

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 2024
105
Up 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
149
Up 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2024

1.9% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2024 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3230%
  • Slight7168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3624%
  • Slight11174%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 105, up 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 105
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (23%)
  • Tuesday9 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday22 (21%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.7%)
  • February8 (7.6%)
  • March6 (5.7%)
  • April7 (6.7%)
  • May15 (14%)
  • June7 (6.7%)
  • July8 (7.6%)
  • August13 (12%)
  • September6 (5.7%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November9 (8.6%)
  • December7 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (73%)
  • Wet or damp25 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (46%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (22%)
  • 70 mph25 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (26%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (4%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2%)
  • 11 to 156 (4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (14%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (21%)
  • 36 to 4514 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (68%)
  • Passenger35 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (75%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Forest Heath in 2024, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2024

The A11 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2024: 21, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11213229
2ndA14112003
3rdB11127900
4thA10656904
5thA110161003
6thA13045701
7thB11065701
8thA1424501
9thB11034402
10thB11074501
11thB15064601
12thB11023401

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2024

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2024: 16.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2024

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2024: 41.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2024

West Suffolk recorded 264 collisions in 2024, and 40% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2024.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years