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Babergh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,491 road traffic collisions in Babergh from 1979 to 2025, and 17,437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 287 were fatal and 2,786 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 162 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties rose from 208 to 224.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,491
58th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,437
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
287
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
162
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Babergh

2.3% of collisions in Babergh from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2872.3%
  • Serious2,78622%
  • Slight9,41875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3011.7%
  • Serious3,39519%
  • Slight13,74179%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. In 2025 there were 162, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025162224
2024162208
2023129181
2022181255
2021133162
2020147210
2019205295
2018192271
2017198280
2016210302
2015215298
2014291414
2013225309
2012232339
2011245341
2010241331
2009262391
2008271362
2007275412
2006279416
2005297416
2004306426
2003289414
2002313419
2001290401
2000286402
1999274370
1998260352
1997272383
1996267377
1995260355
1994255349
1993290409
1992245336
1991262369
1990319431
1989323457
1988389533
1987333452
1986323455
1985350516
1984366508
1983346460
1982347463
1981327452
1980328509
1979319422

When and where crashes happen in Babergh

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,773 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,769 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,787 (14%)
  • Thursday1,872 (15%)
  • Friday2,111 (17%)
  • Saturday1,762 (14%)
  • Sunday1,417 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59456 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59220 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,874 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,881 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,233 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,735 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,135 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,002 (8%)
  • February881 (7.1%)
  • March913 (7.3%)
  • April939 (7.5%)
  • May1,052 (8.4%)
  • June1,069 (8.6%)
  • July1,100 (8.8%)
  • August1,084 (8.7%)
  • September1,094 (8.8%)
  • October1,098 (8.8%)
  • November1,190 (9.5%)
  • December1,069 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,134 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,037 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,102 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown127 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit88 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,022 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,618 (13%)
  • Fog or mist212 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds195 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds134 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Other1,121 (9%)
  • Not recorded98 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,687 (62%)
  • Wet or damp4,284 (34%)
  • Frost or ice351 (2.8%)
  • Snow111 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep23 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,496 (36%)
  • 40 mph726 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph87 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph5,106 (41%)
  • 70 mph2,062 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,687 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway1,872 (15%)
  • Roundabout440 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road430 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded62 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Babergh

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,680 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist2,255 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,275 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist920 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant605 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)284 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant180 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant68 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant67 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (0.4%)
  • Other36 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5305 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10523 (3%)
  • 11 to 15797 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 203,508 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,237 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,955 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,239 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,830 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,269 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75925 (5.3%)
  • Over 75638 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded211 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,784 (68%)
  • Passenger4,378 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,275 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,143 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,247 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,298 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,212 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle938 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle205 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach193 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car97 (0.4%)
  • Minibus66 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown49 (0.2%)
  • Other66 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Babergh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Babergh

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Babergh ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had the 58th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
58th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
126th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
291stEastbourne12,70716,2871172,284
292ndMalvern Hills12,69517,7523082,897
293rdHastings12,49415,7381162,384
294thBabergh (this area)12,49117,4372872,786
295thBracknell Forest12,42416,3931861,976
296thCannock Chase12,39316,6991851,530
297thRushmoor12,38215,4631272,436

Accident hotspots in Babergh

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh, with 440 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh from 1979 to 2025: 1,682, including 53 fatal and 425 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1341,6822,45453425
2ndA121,3332,12649267
3rdA10711,0181,48834249
4thB111568792613157
5thA1315366858110
6thB10705176953117
7thA13747266920109
8thA14446627844
9thB145642163111113
10thB1508391527685
11thA1141296394569
12thA1214201288116
13thA1092195290845
14thB1064177242526
15thB1068156220237
16thB1080136191229
17thB106596120127
18thA4591123523
19thB107190134123
20thB11136270212

Towns in Babergh

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh from 1979 to 2025: 2,100.

Postcode districts in Babergh

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh from 1979 to 2025: 4,753.

Latest crashes in Babergh

Of the latest 24 crashes in Babergh, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity