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Babergh road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2023, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2022 (181), and casualties fell from 255.

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

Collisions in 2023
129
Down 29% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
181
Down 29% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2023

3.1% of collisions in Babergh in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious3628%
  • Slight8969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13273%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 129, down 29% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 129
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (20%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday11 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.8%)
  • February11 (8.5%)
  • March6 (4.7%)
  • April17 (13%)
  • May8 (6.2%)
  • June13 (10%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September8 (6.2%)
  • October11 (8.5%)
  • November10 (7.8%)
  • December7 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (74%)
  • Wet or damp30 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (50%)
  • 40 mph12 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph37 (29%)
  • 70 mph15 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (66%)
  • Cyclist18 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3524 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (11%)
  • Over 7512 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (72%)
  • Passenger39 (22%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2023.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2023

Sudbury North West, Babergh, CO10 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2023, with 13 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2023

The A134 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2023: 14, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134142112
2ndA107191806
3rdA1291604
4thA13181504
5thB10707901
6thB11157901
7thA1376701
8thA146700
9thB15086702
10thA12145602
11thA11414602
12thB14564711
13thB10643301
14thA10922302
15thB10682200
16thB10291100
17thB10651101
18thB10801100
19thB10871200
20thB11131100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2023

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2023: 22.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2023

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2023: 48.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2023.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years