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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1983, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (298), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 1983
278
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
380
Down 16% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1983

5.8% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.8%
  • Serious9735%
  • Slight16559%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal184.7%
  • Serious11831%
  • Slight24464%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 278, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April21 (7.6%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August21 (7.6%)
  • September15 (5.4%)
  • October23 (8.3%)
  • November16 (5.8%)
  • December34 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other63 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (65%)
  • Wet or damp80 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (27%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph171 (62%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (10%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (23%)
  • Cyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20106 (28%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (66%)
  • Passenger101 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (56%)
  • Motorcycle91 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1983.

Collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1983

The A140 and A45 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1983, with 26 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140264638
2ndA452644211
3rdB1113202727
4thA1308191913
5thB1077142223
6thA143131907
7thA110091313
8thB11158800
9thB10785601
10thA10884700
11thA11203300
12thB10673602
13thB11233301
14thB11162411
15thB11172211
16thB11182201

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1983

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1983: 34.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1983

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1983: 97.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years