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Babergh road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1989, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1988 (389), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 1989
323
Down 17% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
457
Down 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Babergh in 1989 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious9830%
  • Slight21767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious12527%
  • Slight32471%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 323, down 17% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday63 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February25 (7.7%)
  • March30 (9.3%)
  • April30 (9.3%)
  • May30 (9.3%)
  • June21 (6.5%)
  • July22 (6.8%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December20 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist21 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (60%)
  • Wet or damp121 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (29%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph154 (48%)
  • 70 mph61 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (15%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20119 (26%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (65%)
  • Passenger137 (30%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (68%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1989.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1989

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1989: 50, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1345071220
2ndA124579315
3rdB1115212806
4thA131193108
5thA1071142405
6thA45141405
7thB1508141716
8thB1456132004
9thB1070111302
10thA137101404
11thA12145700
12thA10924601
13thA11413300
14thB10653400
15thB10783500
16thB10682202
17thB11132200
18thB10661300
19thB10711201
20thB10801101

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1989

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1989: 63.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1989

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1989: 134.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years