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Babergh road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2024, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2023 (129), and casualties rose from 181.

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

Collisions in 2024
162
Up 26% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
208
Up 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Babergh in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4427%
  • Slight11672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5125%
  • Slight15575%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 162, up 26% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 162
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.6%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March9 (5.6%)
  • April12 (7.4%)
  • May16 (9.9%)
  • June14 (8.6%)
  • July15 (9.3%)
  • August12 (7.4%)
  • September14 (8.6%)
  • October13 (8%)
  • November16 (9.9%)
  • December20 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (67%)
  • Wet or damp52 (32%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph60 (37%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph55 (34%)
  • 70 mph21 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (70%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (77%)
  • Passenger33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2024.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2024

Sudbury North West, Babergh, CO10 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2024, with 8 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2024

The A1071 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2024: 18, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1071182406
2ndA134172104
3rdA14141701
4thA1291211
5thB107081402
6thA1317904
7thA1377700
8thA11416601
9thB11155703
10thB145651003
11thB10643301
12thB10683301
13thA10922300
14thA12142200
15thB10652200
16thB10662200
17thB15082302
18thB10801100

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2024

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2024: 20.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2024

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2024: 64.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years