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Babergh road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1988, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1987 (333), and casualties rose from 452.

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

Collisions in 1988
389
Up 17% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
533
Up 18% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Babergh in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10627%
  • Slight27771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious11822%
  • Slight40877%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 389, up 17% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday76 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March34 (8.7%)
  • April18 (4.6%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June37 (9.5%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August34 (8.7%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October30 (7.7%)
  • November26 (6.7%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other61 (16%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (55%)
  • Wet or damp158 (41%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (31%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph177 (46%)
  • 70 mph74 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (16%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20134 (25%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (61%)
  • Passenger161 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (66%)
  • Motorcycle83 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.9%)
  • Minibus9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1988.

Collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1988

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1988: 53, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1345374120
2ndA124970111
3rdA1071284419
4thA131273308
5thB1115223108
6thA137162116
7thA45152206
8thB1456121501
9thA1214111101
10thB107091301
11thA114171002
12thB150871302
13thB106561003
14thA10925701
15thB10714601
16thB10804601
17thB10683301
18thB10662300
19thB10291201
20thB10781101

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1988

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1988: 70.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1988

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1988: 162.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years