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Babergh road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2020, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2019 (205), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2020
147
Down 28% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
210
Down 29% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2020

2% of collisions in Babergh in 2020 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious4329%
  • Slight10169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight15875%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 147, down 28% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday29 (20%)
  • Saturday15 (10%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (16%)
  • February21 (14%)
  • March8 (5.4%)
  • April5 (3.4%)
  • May5 (3.4%)
  • June8 (5.4%)
  • July14 (9.5%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September13 (8.8%)
  • October10 (6.8%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December9 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (56%)
  • Wet or damp55 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph59 (40%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (34%)
  • 70 mph19 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2021 (10%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.6%)
  • Over 7511 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (76%)
  • Passenger33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (76%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2020.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2020

Sudbury North West, Babergh, CO10 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2020, with 13 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2020

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2020: 13, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134131814
2ndA1071121503
3rdB1070121702
4thA12101303
5thB1115101503
6thB1508101204
7thA1317803
8thA1471210
9thB145661003
10thA13751012
11thA11414502
12thB10643300
13thA10922200
14thB10681301
15thB10801301
16thB11131101

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2020

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2020: 29.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2020

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2020: 56.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2020, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2020.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years