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Babergh road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 1999, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (260), and casualties rose from 352.

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

Collisions in 1999
274
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
370
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 1999

1.8% of collisions in Babergh in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight21679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight30382%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 274, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.7%)
  • February14 (5.1%)
  • March23 (8.4%)
  • April17 (6.2%)
  • May21 (7.7%)
  • June18 (6.6%)
  • July22 (8%)
  • August25 (9.1%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October18 (6.6%)
  • November35 (13%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (56%)
  • Wet or damp105 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Mud3 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (37%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph130 (47%)
  • 70 mph36 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2532 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3582 (22%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.8%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (71%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1999.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 1999

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 1999: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134374707
2ndA1071324346
3rdA12263804
4thB1070162102
5thB1456131703
6thB1115112312
7thA137101301
8thB1508101301
9thA1319900
10thA121481200
11thA148902
12thA109271002
13thB10655600
14thB10715901
15thA11414601
16thB10684603
17thB10642201
18thB10802201
19thA1431100
20thB10661301

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 1999

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 1999: 35.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 1999

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 1999: 104.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years