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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2001, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2000 (301), and casualties fell from 415.

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

Collisions in 2001
252
Down 16% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
355
Down 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2001

2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight20280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight29383%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 252, down 16% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (19%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday36 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.1%)
  • February17 (6.7%)
  • March10 (4%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May13 (5.2%)
  • June23 (9.1%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October24 (9.5%)
  • November24 (9.5%)
  • December22 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (59%)
  • Wet or damp77 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (29%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph139 (55%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2068 (19%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (70%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2001.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2001

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2001, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2001

The A14 and A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2001, with 29 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14295224
2ndA140293823
3rdB1113141702
4thA1088121904
5thB1077121204
6thA1120111711
7thB1078101605
8thA130891101
9thB11158800
10thA14371303
11thB11177901
12thA453301
13thB11183300
14thB10672200
15thB11162200
16thB11231300

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2001

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2001: 28.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2001

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2001: 94.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years