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Babergh road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2007, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (279), and casualties fell from 416.

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

Collisions in 2007
275
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
412
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2007

1.8% of collisions in Babergh in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight23686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36689%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 275, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (18%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (11%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.7%)
  • February23 (8.4%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April10 (3.6%)
  • May21 (7.6%)
  • June33 (12%)
  • July19 (6.9%)
  • August26 (9.5%)
  • September27 (9.8%)
  • October19 (6.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December22 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (61%)
  • Wet or damp101 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (40%)
  • 40 mph26 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph84 (31%)
  • 70 mph52 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (18%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (67%)
  • Passenger108 (26%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (78%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2007.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2007

Sudbury North West, Babergh, CO10 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2007, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2007

The A12 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2007: 38, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12385204
2ndA1071265327
3rdA134223713
4thB1115193003
5thB1070152000
6thA131131501
7thA14132000
8thA1092101500
9thB1064101401
10thA121491400
11thA13791711
12thB14567900
13thB150871201
14thA11414510
15thB10804500
16thB11134500
17thB10683701
18thB10782200
19thB10651200
20thB10711101

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2007

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2007: 42.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2007

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2007: 92.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2007.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years