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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1984, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1983 (278), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 1984
324
Up 17% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
424
Up 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1984

4.3% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1984 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.3%
  • Serious12338%
  • Slight18758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious15136%
  • Slight25961%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 324, up 17% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (19%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March22 (6.8%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September31 (9.6%)
  • October26 (8%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other87 (27%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (59%)
  • Wet or damp117 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (27%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph200 (62%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (28%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20135 (32%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (13%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (72%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (55%)
  • Motorcycle122 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1984.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1984

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1984: 30, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1403050412
2ndB1077223219
3rdA452125311
4thA1308191904
5thB1113192504
6thB1115131515
7thA1120121807
8thB1078111303
9thA1438905
10thA110071112
11thB111871004
12thB11176803
13thB10673311
14thA10882200
15thB11161100
16thB11231100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1984

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1984: 47.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1984

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1984: 147.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years