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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1985, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (324), and casualties rose from 424.

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

Collisions in 1985
326
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
470
Up 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1985

3.1% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious12037%
  • Slight19660%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious16034%
  • Slight30064%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 326, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (18%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.4%)
  • February11 (3.4%)
  • March28 (8.6%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May29 (8.9%)
  • June26 (8%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August20 (6.1%)
  • September40 (12%)
  • October28 (8.6%)
  • November29 (8.9%)
  • December31 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other73 (22%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (57%)
  • Wet or damp105 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.4%)
  • Snow13 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (20%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph199 (61%)
  • 70 mph42 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (13%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (20%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (27%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (63%)
  • Passenger140 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (56%)
  • Motorcycle97 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1985.

Collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1985

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1985: 40, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404066022
2ndA453554411
3rdB1113253916
4thA1308171805
5thB1077162105
6thA143142126
7thA1120131502
8thB1078131503
9thB1115121403
10thA1088102915
11thA110081102
12thB11185701
13thB10674402
14thB11162202
15thB11172200

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1985

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1985: 27.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1985

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1985: 134.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1985, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years