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Babergh road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2018, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (198), and casualties fell from 280.

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

Collisions in 2018
192
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
271
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2018

2.6% of collisions in Babergh in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious2815%
  • Slight15983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight23185%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 192, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday15 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.3%)
  • February17 (8.9%)
  • March17 (8.9%)
  • April15 (7.8%)
  • May16 (8.3%)
  • June16 (8.3%)
  • July16 (8.3%)
  • August12 (6.3%)
  • September14 (7.3%)
  • October19 (9.9%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (18%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (67%)
  • Wet or damp61 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph80 (42%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (31%)
  • 70 mph36 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (14%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.5%)
  • Over 7516 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (77%)
  • Passenger52 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (79%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2018.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2018

Sudbury North West, Babergh, CO10 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2018, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2018: 23, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12234112
2ndA14192601
3rdA134182424
4thA1071162502
5thB1115101501
6thB107091002
7thA13181212
8thA1376902
9thB10646901
10thA11415610
11thB15085500
12thB14564401
13thB10683502
14thB10802300
15thB10872200
16thA10741200
17thA12141400
18thB10661200
19thB10781101
20thB11131200

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2018

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2018: 30.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2018

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2018: 60.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years