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Babergh road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Babergh in 2025, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024, and casualties rose from 208.

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

Collisions in 2025
162
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
224
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Babergh in 2025

1.2% of collisions in Babergh in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in Babergh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4226%
  • Slight11873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5123%
  • Slight17176%

Babergh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Babergh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 389 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 162, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (18%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.3%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March15 (9.3%)
  • April14 (8.6%)
  • May10 (6.2%)
  • June9 (5.6%)
  • July16 (9.9%)
  • August10 (6.2%)
  • September21 (13%)
  • October11 (6.8%)
  • November16 (9.9%)
  • December13 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (67%)
  • Wet or damp53 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph64 (40%)
  • 40 mph22 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph56 (35%)
  • 70 mph17 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Babergh in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (10%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3523 (10%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (16%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.5%)
  • Over 7519 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (71%)
  • Passenger50 (22%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (12%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Babergh in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Babergh had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2025.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Babergh in 2025

Hadleigh South, Babergh, IP7 5ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Babergh in 2025, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Babergh with the most crashes in 2025

The A1071 had the most collisions in Babergh in 2025: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Babergh, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1071172304
2ndA134162304
3rdA12121503
4thB1070121813
5thB1115101104
6thA13791602
7thA148900
8thA1315501
9thB106451100
10thA12144401
11thB10714402
12thA10923401
13thB14563700
14thB15083301
15thB10682500
16thA11411101
17thB10661100
18thB10871101
19thB11131101

Towns in Babergh: crashes in 2025

Sudbury had the most collisions of any town in Babergh in 2025: 25.

Postcode districts in Babergh: crashes in 2025

CO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Babergh in 2025: 57.

Latest crashes in Babergh in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Babergh in 2025, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Babergh road accidents in other years