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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1979, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,634 collisions in Mid Suffolk.

Collisions in 1979
319
Casualties in 1979
439
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1979

4.4% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious12840%
  • Slight17755%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious16036%
  • Slight26460%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 319.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (10%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday68 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February27 (8.5%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April16 (5%)
  • May29 (9.1%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September34 (11%)
  • October23 (7.2%)
  • November26 (8.2%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other277 (87%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (59%)
  • Wet or damp82 (26%)
  • Snow49 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (22%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph244 (76%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (23%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (27%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (66%)
  • Passenger119 (27%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (53%)
  • Motorcycle99 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1979

Map of the last crash of 1979 in Mid Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1979.

Collisions
300th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1979

The A45 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1979: 33, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA453348512
2ndA1402141311
3rdA1431528011
4thB1113141615
5thA1308131402
6thB1077131632
7thB1078131707
8thA1100101402
9thA1120101415
10thB111761002
11thB11155700
12thB11184502
13thB11163301
14thA10881100
15thB10671101
16thB13081101

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1979

IP7 had 1 collision in 1979.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1979, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years