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Babergh road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1981, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (328), and casualties fell from 509.

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

Collisions in 1981
327
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
452
Down 11% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Babergh in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious9830%
  • Slight22168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight32672%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 327, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (10%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.6%)
  • February16 (4.9%)
  • March32 (9.8%)
  • April25 (7.6%)
  • May20 (6.1%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September22 (6.7%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December20 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other20 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (74%)
  • Wet or damp72 (22%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (29%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph159 (49%)
  • 70 mph54 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20142 (31%)
  • 21 to 2582 (18%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (62%)
  • Passenger137 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (62%)
  • Motorcycle107 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1981.

Collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1981

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1981: 55, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1345572014
2ndA125384417
3rdA1071273509
4thA137141700
5thB1115141403
6thB1070111202
7thB1508101305
8thA11417902
9thB106561013
10thB106861103
11thA11004602
12thA1314902
13thB10714701
14thB10784502
15thB14564503
16thB10803600
17thA10922201
18thB10662911
19thB10872200

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1981

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1981: 62.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1981

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1981: 131.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years