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Babergh road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2005, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (306), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 2005
297
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
416
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2005

2% of collisions in Babergh in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight35485%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 297, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (20%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February26 (8.8%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August18 (6.1%)
  • September16 (5.4%)
  • October26 (8.8%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December29 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (63%)
  • Wet or damp98 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (38%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph122 (41%)
  • 70 mph47 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (19%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2086 (21%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (69%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2005.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2005

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2005, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2005

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2005: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134376407
2ndA12284113
3rdA1071253414
4thA14243515
5thB1070182403
6thB1115182301
7thB1456132302
8thA131121603
9thA13791111
10thA114181101
11thA12148801
12thB150881101
13thB10687910
14thB10646601
15thB10653300
16thA10922501
17thB10712300
18thB10802401
19thB11132200
20thB10661100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2005

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2005: 44.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2005

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2005: 102.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years