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Babergh road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1983, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (347), and casualties fell from 463.

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

Collisions in 1983
346
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
460
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1983

2.3% of collisions in Babergh in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious10530%
  • Slight23367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious12627%
  • Slight32470%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 346, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February15 (4.3%)
  • March27 (7.8%)
  • April21 (6.1%)
  • May28 (8.1%)
  • June34 (9.8%)
  • July33 (9.5%)
  • August21 (6.1%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November30 (8.7%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other82 (24%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (62%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (37%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph174 (50%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20140 (30%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (62%)
  • Passenger128 (28%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (59%)
  • Motorcycle110 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1983.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1983

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1983: 60, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1346077219
2ndA12325627
3rdA10712338111
4thB1115212205
5thB1508151712
6thB1456131805
7thA1141101106
8thB1070101602
9thA13791602
10thA109281211
11thB10656701
12thA11005601
13thA1315502
14thB106851301
15thB10785510
16thA454502
17thB10713300
18thB10803302
19thB10662201
20thB10872200

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1983

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1983: 74.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1983

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1983: 156.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years