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Babergh road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2017, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2016 (210), and casualties fell from 302.

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

Collisions in 2017
198
Down 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
280
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2017

3% of collisions in Babergh in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight16684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight24286%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 198, down 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (23%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday18 (9.1%)
  • Sunday33 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.6%)
  • February12 (6.1%)
  • March15 (7.6%)
  • April5 (2.5%)
  • May12 (6.1%)
  • June17 (8.6%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September16 (8.1%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November26 (13%)
  • December17 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (64%)
  • Wet or damp61 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (42%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph69 (35%)
  • 70 mph28 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (17%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (17%)
  • 26 to 3549 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (74%)
  • Passenger57 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2017.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2017

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP1 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2017, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2017

The A1071 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2017: 18, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1071182712
2ndA134172403
3rdA14162002
4thA12143301
5thB1115111211
6thA137101802
7thB1070101402
8thA1317912
9thA11415600
10thB15085600
11thA12144700
12thB10644610
13thB10804500
14thB14564800
15thA10922510
16thB10661110
17thB10681200
18thB10711100
19thB10781201

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2017

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2017: 25.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2017

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2017: 70.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years