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Babergh road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1986, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1985 (350), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1986
323
Down 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
455
Down 12% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Babergh in 1986 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious10833%
  • Slight20764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious14432%
  • Slight30166%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 323, down 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.3%)
  • February21 (6.5%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April24 (7.4%)
  • May20 (6.2%)
  • June29 (9%)
  • July24 (7.4%)
  • August32 (9.9%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November23 (7.1%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other76 (24%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (62%)
  • Wet or damp98 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (30%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph166 (51%)
  • 70 mph44 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (18%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20120 (26%)
  • 21 to 2567 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (62%)
  • Passenger126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (65%)
  • Motorcycle87 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Babergh ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1986.

Collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1986

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1986: 49, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1344965117
2ndA123862012
3rdA1071253816
4thA131252919
5thB1115162508
6thA114191803
7thB107091104
8thB106581004
9thB14568904
10thA12146801
11thA10925904
12thA1375601
13thB10685601
14thB10805501
15thB150851110
16thA4541212
17thB11133401
18thB10712200
19thB10661401
20thB10781100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1986

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1986: 45.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1986

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1986: 120.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1986, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years