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Babergh road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2009, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (271), and casualties rose from 362.

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

Collisions in 2009
262
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
391
Up 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2009

1.5% of collisions in Babergh in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight21281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight33686%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 262, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (9.2%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.8%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June31 (12%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August17 (6.5%)
  • September19 (7.3%)
  • October26 (9.9%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December9 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (66%)
  • Wet or damp84 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (34%)
  • 40 mph21 (8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph100 (38%)
  • 70 mph48 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2073 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (68%)
  • Passenger100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (77%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2009.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2009

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2009, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2009

The A12 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2009: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12375306
2ndA134295019
3rdA1071193203
4thB1070172304
5thA14162302
6thB1115131701
7thB1456131904
8thA114191402
9thA121481300
10thA13181202
11thA13761310
12thA10923801
13thB10653300
14thB10683300
15thB10713400
16thB10802410
17thB15082300
18thB10641300
19thB10781100
20thB10871200

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2009

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2009: 36.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2009

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2009: 91.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2009, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years