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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1986, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (326), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 1986
313
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
444
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1986 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious11637%
  • Slight19061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious13631%
  • Slight29967%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 313, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (11%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February23 (7.3%)
  • March15 (4.8%)
  • April27 (8.6%)
  • May19 (6.1%)
  • June29 (9.3%)
  • July31 (9.9%)
  • August31 (9.9%)
  • September18 (5.8%)
  • October30 (9.6%)
  • November26 (8.3%)
  • December31 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (53%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other92 (29%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (57%)
  • Wet or damp115 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (20%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph187 (60%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (19%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20119 (27%)
  • 21 to 2574 (17%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (63%)
  • Passenger142 (32%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (63%)
  • Motorcycle83 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1986.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1986

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1986: 42, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404270116
2ndA453663316
3rdB1113203108
4thA1308141702
5thB1077121707
6thA1120111916
7thB1078111405
8thB1115101402
9thA14371103
10thB11177701
11thA10886802
12thB11185501
13thB10673300
14thB11163302
15thB11231201

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1986

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1986: 28.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1986

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1986: 106.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years