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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1987, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (313), and casualties rose from 444.

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

Collisions in 1987
325
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
475
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1987

3.4% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.4%
  • Serious10231%
  • Slight21265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious13128%
  • Slight33270%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 325, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March10 (3.1%)
  • April35 (11%)
  • May31 (9.5%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (55%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other88 (27%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (55%)
  • Wet or damp132 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (21%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph199 (61%)
  • 70 mph36 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20129 (27%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (63%)
  • Passenger161 (34%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (64%)
  • Motorcycle80 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1987.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1987

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1987: 60, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1406097121
2ndA452949212
3rdB11132849111
4thB1077222718
5thB1078141904
6thA1308131405
7thB1118121803
8thB1115101512
9thA11206800
10thA10885620
11thA1435811
12thB11164401
13thB11172300
14thB10671100
15thB10791100
16thB11231100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1987

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1987: 25.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1987

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1987: 117.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years