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Babergh road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1987, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (323), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 1987
333
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
452
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1987

3.3% of collisions in Babergh in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious9529%
  • Slight22768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight32271%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 333, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February30 (9%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April20 (6%)
  • May24 (7.2%)
  • June33 (9.9%)
  • July32 (9.6%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September21 (6.3%)
  • October32 (9.6%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December26 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (53%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other105 (32%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (54%)
  • Wet or damp141 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (26%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph174 (52%)
  • 70 mph56 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20141 (31%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (65%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (67%)
  • Motorcycle82 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1987.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1987

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1987: 46, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1344652022
2ndA123973311
3rdA1071233945
4thA131192217
5thA137172124
6thB1115172407
7thB1508131702
8thB1070111603
9thB1456101600
10thA4591102
11thA12146600
12thA11415602
13thB10805700
14thB10684400
15thB10714401
16thB10784502
17thA10923300
18thB10662200
19thB11131201

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1987

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1987: 49.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1987

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1987: 132.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years