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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1980, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (319), and casualties fell from 439.

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

Collisions in 1980
291
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
419
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1980

4.1% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious11941%
  • Slight16055%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.1%
  • Serious16038%
  • Slight24258%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 291, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February21 (7.2%)
  • March17 (5.8%)
  • April19 (6.5%)
  • May20 (6.9%)
  • June23 (7.9%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September24 (8.2%)
  • October26 (8.9%)
  • November34 (12%)
  • December26 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (63%)
  • Wet or damp88 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (20%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph127 (44%)
  • 70 mph94 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (12%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20110 (26%)
  • 21 to 2554 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (62%)
  • Passenger126 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (57%)
  • Motorcycle92 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Mid Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1980.

Collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1980

The A45 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1980: 33, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA453344311
2ndA1402554212
3rdA1308172503
4thB1077162208
5thB1113131612
6thA14391116
7thA112081305
8thA108871204
9thB10786701
10thB11156603
11thB11176914
12thB11186903
13thA11004900
14thB10674503
15thB11164401

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1980

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1980: 32.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1980

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1980: 113.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1980.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years