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Forest Heath road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Forest Heath in 2025, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2024 (105), and casualties rose from 149.

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 2025
120
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
169
Up 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Forest Heath in 2025

3.3% of collisions in Forest Heath in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Forest Heath from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.3%
  • Serious3025%
  • Slight8672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3621%
  • Slight12976%

Forest Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 329 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 120, up 14% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 120
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (18%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February5 (4.2%)
  • March9 (7.5%)
  • April13 (11%)
  • May9 (7.5%)
  • June8 (6.7%)
  • July6 (5%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September12 (10%)
  • October14 (12%)
  • November8 (6.7%)
  • December11 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (73%)
  • Wet or damp31 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph54 (45%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph41 (34%)
  • 70 mph16 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Forest Heath in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (69%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (17%)
  • 36 to 4524 (14%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.3%)
  • Over 759 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (72%)
  • Passenger37 (22%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Forest Heath in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Mildenhall Kingsway & Market, West Suffolk, IP28 7LW area and Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Forest Heath in 2025, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Forest Heath with the most crashes in 2025

The A1065 had the most collisions in Forest Heath in 2025: 17, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Forest Heath, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065172707
2ndA11111901
3rdA110191003
4thB110381401
5thA146701
6thB11065521
7thB15065703
8thA13043301
9thA1423301
10thB11073500
11thB11123501
12thB11022200

Towns in Forest Heath: crashes in 2025

Newmarket had the most collisions of any town in Forest Heath in 2025: 18.

Postcode districts in Forest Heath: crashes in 2025

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Forest Heath in 2025: 46.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2025

West Suffolk recorded 288 collisions in 2025, and 42% of them were in the old Forest Heath district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in Forest Heath in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Forest Heath in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2025.

Severity

Forest Heath road accidents in other years