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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2002, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (252), and casualties fell from 355.

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

Collisions in 2002
243
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
342
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2002

2.9% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28884%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 243, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (19%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday31 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.9%)
  • February20 (8.2%)
  • March20 (8.2%)
  • April20 (8.2%)
  • May12 (4.9%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July22 (9.1%)
  • August19 (7.8%)
  • September23 (9.5%)
  • October17 (7%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December13 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (36%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph72 (30%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (48%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5%)
  • 16 to 2068 (20%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (2%)
  • Not recorded24 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (70%)
  • Passenger81 (24%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2002.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2002

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2002, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2002

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2002: 43, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14435845
2ndA140294915
3rdB1113253906
4thB1078152601
5thA1120111710
6thB1077111201
7thA130891000
8thA108871002
9thB11185701
10thA1434601
11thB11154500
12thB11163502
13thB11172500
14thA1541100
15thB10671100
16thB11231101

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2002

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2002: 27.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2002

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2002: 92.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2002.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years