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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1981, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (291), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 1981
262
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
350
Down 16% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1981

4.6% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1981 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.6%
  • Serious10440%
  • Slight14656%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154.3%
  • Serious13438%
  • Slight20157%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 262, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (10%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February12 (4.6%)
  • March18 (6.9%)
  • April26 (9.9%)
  • May26 (9.9%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July17 (6.5%)
  • August25 (9.5%)
  • September25 (9.5%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November20 (7.6%)
  • December17 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (21%)
  • Snow12 (4.6%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (27%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph152 (58%)
  • 70 mph30 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (27%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (35%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (67%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (55%)
  • Motorcycle93 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Mid Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1981.

Collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1981

The A45 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1981: 32, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA453241113
2ndA1402436215
3rdB1113162024
4thA1308141404
5thA143111612
6thB1115101003
7thB107791014
8thA11008907
9thB107881306
10thA108861311
11thB10675502
12thA112041111
13thB11164603
14thB11184902
15thB11172201
16thB11231410

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1981

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1981: 32.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1981

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1981: 91.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1981.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years