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Babergh road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2001, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (286), and casualties fell from 402.

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

Collisions in 2001
290
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
401
Level with 2000
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2001

3.4% of collisions in Babergh in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight24183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight34486%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 290, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (19%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April26 (9%)
  • May14 (4.8%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October20 (6.9%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December18 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (59%)
  • Wet or damp103 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph115 (40%)
  • 70 mph42 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (72%)
  • Passenger83 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (77%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Babergh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Babergh ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2001.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2001

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2001, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2001

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2001: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134354915
2ndA12314524
3rdA1071213225
4thB1115182213
5thA131172200
6thA14141801
7thB1456142411
8thA137111902
9thB107091004
10thA12148901
11thA11417702
12thB10665700
13thA10924610
14thB10644510
15thB10714401
16thB15083401
17thB10652300
18thB10802300
19thB11132301
20thA1401100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2001

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2001: 45.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2001

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2001: 112.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years