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Babergh road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1982, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (327), and casualties rose from 452.

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

Collisions in 1982
347
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
463
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1982

1.7% of collisions in Babergh in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious13037%
  • Slight21161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious16435%
  • Slight29363%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 347, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March19 (5.5%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May28 (8.1%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September30 (8.6%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November23 (6.6%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other47 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (70%)
  • Wet or damp86 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (35%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph164 (47%)
  • 70 mph45 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20135 (29%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (64%)
  • Passenger124 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (56%)
  • Motorcycle113 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Babergh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Babergh ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1982.

Collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1982

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1982: 72, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347297225
2ndA124569212
3rdA1071273309
4thB1508212908
5thB1115172106
6thB14561518010
7thB1070101604
8thA109291213
9thA110091304
10thA13791416
11thA11416902
12thA1315702
13thB10805701
14thB10653300
15thB10783301
16thB10662201
17thB10681100
18thB10711100
19thB10871100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1982

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1982: 76.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1982

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1982: 156.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years