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Babergh road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2019, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2018 (192), and casualties rose from 271.

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

Collisions in 2019
205
Up 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
295
Up 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2019

2% of collisions in Babergh in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4321%
  • Slight15877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24382%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 205, up 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (20%)
  • Tuesday21 (10%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.8%)
  • February28 (14%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April13 (6.3%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August14 (6.8%)
  • September13 (6.3%)
  • October12 (5.9%)
  • November18 (8.8%)
  • December16 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (57%)
  • Wet or damp83 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph74 (36%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph74 (36%)
  • 70 mph29 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.4%)
  • Over 7526 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (70%)
  • Passenger70 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (78%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2019.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2019

Sudbury North West, Babergh, CO10 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2019, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2019

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2019: 22, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1342231010
2ndA12213704
3rdA1071182524
4thA131121800
5thA1141111404
6thA14111611
7thB10709900
8thB15087902
9thA1376602
10thB10685600
11thB10805701
12thB11155601
13thB10644500
14thB14564800
15thA10923401
16thA12141100
17thB10291100
18thB10661100
19thB10711100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2019

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2019: 33.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2019

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2019: 68.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years