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Babergh road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2014, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2013 (225), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 2014
291
Up 29% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
414
Up 34% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2014

1.7% of collisions in Babergh in 2014 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious237.9%
  • Slight26390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious245.8%
  • Slight38593%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 291, up 29% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (19%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (10%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (8.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.8%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March25 (8.6%)
  • April20 (6.9%)
  • May25 (8.6%)
  • June24 (8.2%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August28 (9.6%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October15 (5.2%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (57%)
  • Wet or damp117 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (37%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph111 (38%)
  • 70 mph45 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (16%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.5%)
  • Over 7518 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (73%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (77%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2014.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2014

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2014, with 19 collisions.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2014

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2014: 32, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134324610
2ndA1071304303
3rdA12265002
4thA14223401
5thA137162212
6thB1115142000
7thB1070111402
8thB1456111302
9thA131101101
10thA121481000
11thB10688900
12thB106471100
13thB15087800
14thA11416900
15thA10925700
16thB10803601
17thB10292300
18thB10652200
19thB10712400
20thB11132301

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2014

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2014: 46.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2014

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2014: 107.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years