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Babergh road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1980, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (319), and casualties rose from 422.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,491 collisions in Babergh.

Collisions in 1980
328
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
509
Up 21% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Babergh in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious13742%
  • Slight18255%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious18136%
  • Slight31963%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 328, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March16 (4.9%)
  • April27 (8.2%)
  • May30 (9.1%)
  • June27 (8.2%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September31 (9.5%)
  • October24 (7.3%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (61%)
  • Wet or damp101 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph98 (30%)
  • 70 mph108 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20158 (31%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (59%)
  • Passenger167 (33%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (59%)
  • Motorcycle115 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Babergh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Babergh ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1980.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1980

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1980: 70, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347091223
2ndA1250125521
3rdA10712438011
4thB1456142117
5thB1115131607
6thA1378917
7thB107081104
8thB150871302
9thA114161001
10thA1316701
11thB10804401
12thA10923702
13thA11002502
14thB10652201
15thB10662402
16thB10782201
17thB10681100
18thB10711101
19thB10871100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1980

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1980: 66.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1980

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1980: 130.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1980, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years