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Babergh road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2022, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2021 (133), and casualties rose from 162.

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

Collisions in 2022
181
Up 36% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
255
Up 57% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2022

2.8% of collisions in Babergh in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight13977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight20781%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 181, up 36% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday20 (11%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.2%)
  • February14 (7.7%)
  • March13 (7.2%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May14 (7.7%)
  • June17 (9.4%)
  • July23 (13%)
  • August12 (6.6%)
  • September17 (9.4%)
  • October11 (6.1%)
  • November18 (9.9%)
  • December9 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (72%)
  • Wet or damp47 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph75 (41%)
  • 40 mph31 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (26%)
  • 70 mph23 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (14%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (14%)
  • 66 to 7524 (9.4%)
  • Over 7521 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (75%)
  • Passenger47 (18%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (75%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2022.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2022

Sproughton & Pinewood, Babergh, IP8 3SF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2022, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2022

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2022: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134213205
2ndA1071151803
3rdA14142013
4thA12111601
5thA137101201
6thB1115101303
7thB107071214
8thB15087800
9thB14566904
10thA12145500
11thA1315600
12thA109241201
13thB10644700
14thA11412310
15thB10652200
16thB10682300
17thB10712201
18thB11132200
19thB10661100
20thB10871100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2022

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2022: 34.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2022

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2022: 62.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years