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Babergh road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2003, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (313), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2003
289
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
414
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2003

3.1% of collisions in Babergh in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight23080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight33882%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 289, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday61 (21%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February21 (7.3%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April21 (7.3%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July24 (8.3%)
  • August18 (6.2%)
  • September27 (9.3%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (60%)
  • Wet or damp109 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph128 (44%)
  • 70 mph43 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2088 (21%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (63%)
  • Passenger119 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (79%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Babergh ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2003.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2003

Sudbury North West, Babergh, CO10 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2003, with 29 collisions.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 and A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2003, with 32 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12324525
2ndA1343256210
3rdA1071263107
4thB1115202915
5thA131182411
6thB1070162303
7thB1064131820
8thA1092111402
9thB1456112013
10thA137101101
11thA121491301
12thA114181003
13thA1461000
14thB10683600
15thB15083400
16thB10712300
17thB10802400
18thB10291100
19thB10661100
20thB10871100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2003

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2003: 49.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2003

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2003: 130.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2003, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years