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Babergh road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1990, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (323), and casualties fell from 457.

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

Collisions in 1990
319
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
431
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1990

4.4% of collisions in Babergh in 1990 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious8828%
  • Slight21768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious10925%
  • Slight30871%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 319, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March17 (5.3%)
  • April28 (8.8%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June30 (9.4%)
  • July20 (6.3%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September25 (7.8%)
  • October21 (6.6%)
  • November26 (8.2%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (62%)
  • Wet or damp115 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph164 (51%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (23%)
  • 21 to 2569 (16%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (67%)
  • Passenger103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (67%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1990.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1990

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1990: 43, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1344366114
2ndA10713248210
3rdB1115273537
4thA12202525
5thA131172105
6thB1456152023
7thB1070131305
8thB1508131604
9thA137111512
10thA459901
11thA11416811
12thB10805901
13thB11134411
14thA10923500
15thA12143400
16thB10682402
17thB10291201

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1990

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1990: 66.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1990

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1990: 142.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1990, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years