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Babergh road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1984, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (346), and casualties rose from 460.

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

Collisions in 1984
366
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
508
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Babergh in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious14339%
  • Slight21759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious16933%
  • Slight33366%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 366, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.7%)
  • February22 (6%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April22 (6%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June23 (6.3%)
  • July36 (9.8%)
  • August33 (9%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October32 (8.7%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other96 (26%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (57%)
  • Wet or damp138 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (36%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph167 (46%)
  • 70 mph52 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (22%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20164 (32%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (12%)
  • 36 to 4561 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (65%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (64%)
  • Motorcycle111 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1984.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1984

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1984: 67, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1346792124
2ndA125084120
3rdA10713050017
4thB10702026010
5thB1115172706
6thB1456121523
7thA137101214
8thA13191003
9thB150891005
10thA11418903
11thB106581404
12thA10924602
13thB10714704
14thA11003701
15thB10783301
16thB10803300
17thA451101
18thB10681100
19thB10871101

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1984

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1984: 70.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1984

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1984: 161.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years