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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1998, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (263), and casualties rose from 388.

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

Collisions in 1998
293
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
440
Up 13% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1998

1.7% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight23982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight37585%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 293, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (18%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (9.2%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.6%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March17 (5.8%)
  • April21 (7.2%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June25 (8.5%)
  • July27 (9.2%)
  • August28 (9.6%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October28 (9.6%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December16 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (65%)
  • Wet or damp90 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (29%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph158 (54%)
  • 70 mph40 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (14%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (18%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (65%)
  • Passenger139 (32%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (71%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1998.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1998

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1998: 36, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14365212
2ndA140346625
3rdB1113285018
4thA1120122002
5thA143111704
6thB1078101301
7thB107791201
8thA13088900
9thA108871101
10thB111771000
11thB111561100
12thB11166901
13thB11185902
14thA1442300
15thB11211100
16thB11231101

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1998

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1998: 30.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1998

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1998: 113.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years