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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1997, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (240), and casualties rose from 371.

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

Collisions in 1997
263
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
388
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1997

4.9% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.9%
  • Serious6826%
  • Slight18269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight29275%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 263, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (10%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February16 (6.1%)
  • March14 (5.3%)
  • April14 (5.3%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June26 (9.9%)
  • July23 (8.7%)
  • August20 (7.6%)
  • September20 (7.6%)
  • October15 (5.7%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December35 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (60%)
  • Wet or damp96 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (35%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph112 (43%)
  • 70 mph52 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (21%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (69%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2080 (21%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3576 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (67%)
  • Passenger109 (28%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1997.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1997

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1997: 43, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14436137
2ndB1113213204
3rdA140203028
4thA1120142704
5thB1078132005
6thA143101413
7thB1077101314
8thB111581521
9thA108871204
10thA13087912
11thB11175602
12thB11185603
13thA123400
14thB10792201
15thB11162200
16thB11232201
17thA10711100
18thB11061100
19thB11191101

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1997

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1997: 29.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1997

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1997: 98.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1997, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years