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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1996, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (229), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 1996
240
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
371
Up 18% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1996

5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal125%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight18477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal164.3%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29078%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 240, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (20%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (12%)
  • February18 (7.5%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June9 (3.8%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August26 (11%)
  • September20 (8.3%)
  • October20 (8.3%)
  • November21 (8.8%)
  • December23 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (62%)
  • Wet or damp70 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (6.7%)
  • Snow6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (30%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph122 (51%)
  • 70 mph38 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2075 (20%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (64%)
  • Passenger115 (31%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Mid Suffolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1996.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1996

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1996: 42, including 6 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14042100610
2ndA14355217
3rdB1113172204
4thA1120101802
5thA130891001
6thB10778902
7thB107871001
8thA14361102
9thA10883300
10thB11163400
11thB11152200
12thB11172201
13thB11182210
14thB11232401
15thA10921101
16thB10671100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1996

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1996: 27.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1996

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1996: 99.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years