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Babergh road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1991, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1990 (319), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 1991
262
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
369
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1991

3.1% of collisions in Babergh in 1991 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious7027%
  • Slight18470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious8824%
  • Slight27374%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 262, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (18%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (9.5%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday52 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February13 (5%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June17 (6.5%)
  • July20 (7.6%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September31 (12%)
  • October17 (6.5%)
  • November19 (7.3%)
  • December22 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (59%)
  • Wet or damp87 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph127 (48%)
  • 70 mph30 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2081 (22%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (64%)
  • Passenger106 (29%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (73%)
  • Motorcycle50 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1991.

Collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1991

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1991: 34, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1343449210
2ndB1115213204
3rdA12193418
4thA131182301
5thB1456142204
6thB1070111401
7thB1508101203
8thA107191105
9thA13781403
10thA10925600
11thA11415803
12thB11135601
13thA12144900
14thA454710
15thB10654402
16thB10684402
17thB10643301
18thB10803400
19thB10712302
20thB10661100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1991

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1991: 56.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1991

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1991: 118.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years