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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1988, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (325), and casualties fell from 475.

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

Collisions in 1988
323
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
450
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious8326%
  • Slight23372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight33675%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 323, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.6%)
  • February35 (11%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April12 (3.7%)
  • May31 (9.6%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October28 (8.7%)
  • November22 (6.8%)
  • December29 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other60 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (52%)
  • Wet or damp124 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (22%)
  • 40 mph13 (4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph193 (60%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (21%)
  • 21 to 2579 (18%)
  • 26 to 3582 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (64%)
  • Passenger133 (30%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (65%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.7%)
  • Minibus8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1988.

Collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1988

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1988: 52, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1405281119
2ndA45253507
3rdB1113222706
4thB1077161805
5thA1308151710
6thB1078111402
7thA112091002
8thA14392011
9thB111881022
10thB11157902
11thA108851202
12thB111651002
13thB11175602
14thB10671100
15thB11231101

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1988

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1988: 31.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1988

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1988: 109.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years