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Babergh road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2012, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (245), and casualties fell from 341.

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

Collisions in 2012
232
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
339
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Babergh in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29988%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 232, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (19%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (9.9%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.2%)
  • February19 (8.2%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April21 (9.1%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June21 (9.1%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August10 (4.3%)
  • September29 (13%)
  • October13 (5.6%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December10 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (60%)
  • Wet or damp82 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (40%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (36%)
  • 70 mph43 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (73%)
  • Passenger74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (75%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2012.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2012

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2012, with 18 collisions.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2012

The A12 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2012: 32, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12325311
2ndA134223304
3rdA1071183115
4thA14162510
5thB1070142103
6thB1115111702
7thB150891201
8thA13781201
9thA11417801
10thB10645600
11thB14565502
12thA12144700
13thA1314601
14thB10683400
15thB10803301
16thA10922300
17thB10661100
18thB10711200
19thB10781200
20thB11131100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2012

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2012: 37.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2012

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2012: 73.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2012.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years