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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1989, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (323), and casualties rose from 450.

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

Collisions in 1989
341
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
489
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious9227%
  • Slight24070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious12025%
  • Slight35673%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 341, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (18%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (10%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.6%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March28 (8.2%)
  • April17 (5%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June31 (9.1%)
  • July28 (8.2%)
  • August23 (6.7%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December32 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fog or mist23 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (59%)
  • Wet or damp125 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (21%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph195 (57%)
  • 70 mph45 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20132 (27%)
  • 21 to 2581 (17%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (66%)
  • Passenger149 (30%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (63%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (11%)
  • Motorcycle71 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1989.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1989

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1989: 51, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1405191417
2ndA454168111
3rdB1113253703
4thA1308202402
5thB1077151802
6thB1115141502
7thA1120101012
8thA143101105
9thB1118101102
10thB10786702
11thA108851101
12thB11174900
13thB11163402
14thB11233501
15thB10671200

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1989

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1989: 36.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1989

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1989: 126.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1989, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years