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Mid Suffolk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,634 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025, and 16,411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 321 were fatal and 2,772 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 163 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (139), and casualties rose from 184 to 205.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,634
44th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,411
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
321
2.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
163
Up 17% on 2024

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk

2.8% of collisions in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3212.8%
  • Serious2,77224%
  • Slight8,54173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3542.2%
  • Serious3,38921%
  • Slight12,66877%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. In 2025 there were 163, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163205
2024139184
2023134196
2022140207
2021136201
2020121157
2019190290
2018181257
2017214318
2016189269
2015203287
2014202266
2013223298
2012238332
2011215315
2010242327
2009246328
2008274400
2007243325
2006234321
2005274377
2004275368
2003326462
2002243342
2001252355
2000301415
1999269381
1998293440
1997263388
1996240371
1995229315
1994241355
1993249358
1992277408
1991275386
1990300412
1989341489
1988323450
1987325475
1986313444
1985326470
1984324424
1983278380
1982298455
1981262350
1980291419
1979319439

When and where crashes happen in Mid Suffolk

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,685 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,599 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,707 (15%)
  • Thursday1,755 (15%)
  • Friday1,984 (17%)
  • Saturday1,619 (14%)
  • Sunday1,285 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59406 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59222 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,720 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,786 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,816 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,673 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,073 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January997 (8.6%)
  • February850 (7.3%)
  • March804 (6.9%)
  • April814 (7%)
  • May948 (8.1%)
  • June1,032 (8.9%)
  • July1,083 (9.3%)
  • August966 (8.3%)
  • September1,001 (8.6%)
  • October997 (8.6%)
  • November1,101 (9.5%)
  • December1,041 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,424 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,328 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit727 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit79 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown76 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,506 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,337 (11%)
  • Fog or mist209 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds180 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds137 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds96 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (0.2%)
  • Other1,059 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded84 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,203 (62%)
  • Wet or damp3,712 (32%)
  • Frost or ice503 (4.3%)
  • Snow154 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel15 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,325 (29%)
  • 40 mph446 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph592 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph5,630 (48%)
  • 70 mph1,623 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,490 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,525 (13%)
  • Roundabout373 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road190 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,101 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist2,070 (13%)
  • Cyclist950 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian862 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant587 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)420 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant154 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant103 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5250 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10467 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15753 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 203,455 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,066 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,708 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,166 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,759 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,260 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75813 (5%)
  • Over 75519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded195 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,389 (69%)
  • Passenger4,160 (25%)
  • Pedestrian862 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14,550 (69%)
  • Motorcycle2,086 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,445 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,256 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle978 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle256 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach155 (0.7%)
  • Minibus82 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle68 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Mid Suffolk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Suffolk ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had the 44th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
44th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 156th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
305thBolsover11,86317,7422311,944
306thBroxbourne11,78515,3541511,824
307thPendle11,67615,7961742,430
308thMid Suffolk (this area)11,63416,4113212,772
309thHarborough11,59417,0704912,199
310thCastle Point11,45414,7201201,931
311thMonmouthshire11,39516,8373512,753

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk, with 288 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 1,389, including 72 fatal and 359 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1401,3892,36772359
2ndA149251,34735128
3rdB11138541,23822202
4thB107751468414130
5thA4548374027161
6thA112044865115102
7thA1308443563869
8thB1078442598697
9thA14338258715111
10thB1115316394754
11thA1088231376864
12thB1118205295654
13thB1117173224448
14thB1116128170538
15thB10676882219
16thA11006185221
17thB11234460215
18thA126700
19thB10796611
20thA10714401

Towns in Mid Suffolk

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 1,220.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 4,226.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk

Of the latest 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity