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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1982, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1981 (262), and casualties rose from 350.

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

Collisions in 1982
298
Up 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
455
Up 30% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1982 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious10636%
  • Slight18462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious14432%
  • Slight30266%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 298, up 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.4%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May16 (5.4%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September16 (5.4%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November29 (9.7%)
  • December28 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other62 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (64%)
  • Wet or damp74 (25%)
  • Frost or ice28 (9.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (22%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph196 (66%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (22%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20131 (29%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (64%)
  • Passenger142 (31%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (60%)
  • Motorcycle95 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1982.

Collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1982

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1982: 34, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1403466314
2ndA45234616
3rdA1308212305
4thB1113162107
5thA1100151805
6thA143142815
7thB1115141702
8thA108881304
9thB107781602
10thB107871203
11thA11206610
12thB11186802
13thB11173302
14thB11162202
15thB11232301

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1982

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1982: 36.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1982

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1982: 109.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years