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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1991, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (300), and casualties fell from 412.

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

Collisions in 1991
275
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
386
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1991

2.5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious6122%
  • Slight20775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight30278%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 275, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.4%)
  • February15 (5.5%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April20 (7.3%)
  • May18 (6.5%)
  • June27 (9.8%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November26 (9.5%)
  • December22 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (62%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Frost or ice26 (9.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (23%)
  • 40 mph11 (4%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph160 (58%)
  • 70 mph34 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (24%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (68%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (70%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1991.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1991

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1991: 37, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140377149
2ndA45294005
3rdB1113273919
4thA1308172204
5thA1120121502
6thA143101405
7thB111581001
8thB10777902
9thB10786901
10thB11176601
11thB11185901
12thA10883301
13thB10673400
14thB11163501

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1991

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1991: 29.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1991

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1991: 95.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years