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Babergh road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1996, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (260), and casualties rose from 355.

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

Collisions in 1996
267
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
377
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1996

2.6% of collisions in Babergh in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight20677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29879%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 267, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.9%)
  • February13 (4.9%)
  • March17 (6.4%)
  • April22 (8.2%)
  • May23 (8.6%)
  • June23 (8.6%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August24 (9%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December23 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fog or mist11 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (64%)
  • Wet or damp87 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph127 (48%)
  • 70 mph36 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3594 (25%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (68%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Babergh

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Babergh ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1996.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1996

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1996: 42, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1344280211
2ndA1071263914
3rdA12243507
4thB1115182101
5thA131131413
6thA137101104
7thA14101401
8thB107081213
9thB145681102
10thA10926700
11thB15086801
12thA12145701
13thB10685703
14thB10644400
15thA11413401
16thB10873500
17thB10662301
18thB10712201
19thB10291100
20thB10651100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1996

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1996: 45.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1996

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1996: 108.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years