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Babergh road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2010, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (262), and casualties fell from 391.

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

Collisions in 2010
241
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
331
Down 15% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2010

2.1% of collisions in Babergh in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight20685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious329.7%
  • Slight29489%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 241, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (10%)
  • Thursday45 (19%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.4%)
  • February24 (10%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April23 (9.5%)
  • May20 (8.3%)
  • June18 (7.5%)
  • July21 (8.7%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October18 (7.5%)
  • November23 (9.5%)
  • December15 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (59%)
  • Wet or damp85 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (30%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (36%)
  • 70 mph59 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2055 (17%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (71%)
  • Passenger78 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2010.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2010

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2010, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2010

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2010: 31, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134314922
2ndA14283603
3rdA12273903
4thA1071182603
5thB1115141512
6thB1070131700
7thA1214111502
8thB1456111104
9thB150891600
10thA11416600
11thA1375801
12thB10645500
13thA1314701
14thB10682300
15thB10782201
16thA10921100
17thB10651101
18thB10661201
19thB10711200
20thB10801100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2010

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2010: 31.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2010

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2010: 74.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years