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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1999, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (293), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 1999
269
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
381
Down 13% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 1999

2.2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight21680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight31783%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 269, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.8%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March21 (7.8%)
  • April10 (3.7%)
  • May25 (9.3%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August25 (9.3%)
  • September26 (9.7%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November20 (7.4%)
  • December18 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (61%)
  • Wet or damp86 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph80 (30%)
  • 40 mph8 (3%)
  • 60 mph142 (53%)
  • 70 mph38 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (73%)
  • Passenger81 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1999.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 1999

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 1999: 40, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14406346
2ndA140315316
3rdB1078192205
4thB1113182312
5thB1077152302
6thA14371002
7thA13086900
8thB11166601
9thB11175700
10thB11154502
11thB11184800
12thA10883602
13thA11203300
14thA451100
15thB11231200

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1999

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 1999: 25.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 1999

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 1999: 119.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years