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Babergh road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2002, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2001 (290), and casualties rose from 401.

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

Collisions in 2002
313
Up 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
419
Up 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2002

2.2% of collisions in Babergh in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight26785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight36387%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 313, up 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.9%)
  • February16 (5.1%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May22 (7%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July42 (13%)
  • August30 (9.6%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October28 (8.9%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (18%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (57%)
  • Wet or damp126 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (42%)
  • 70 mph61 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (19%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (70%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (67%)
  • Passenger105 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (77%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Babergh ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2002.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2002

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2002, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2002

The A12 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2002: 42, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12425711
2ndA134395424
3rdA1071324105
4thA14202705
5thA137132223
6thB1115132202
7thA131121400
8thA1141101201
9thB107091000
10thB108091302
11thB145691302
12thB106481101
13thB15087900
14thA12146910
15thA10925701
16thB10683401
17thB11133300
18thB10662201
19thB10712210
20thB10291100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2002

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2002: 47.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2002

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2002: 107.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2002, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years