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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2003, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2002 (243), and casualties rose from 342.

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

Collisions in 2003
326
Up 34% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
462
Up 35% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2003

2.5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight27484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight40187%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 326, up 34% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February27 (8.3%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June31 (9.5%)
  • July16 (4.9%)
  • August24 (7.4%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October24 (7.4%)
  • November29 (8.9%)
  • December41 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (66%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph158 (48%)
  • 70 mph33 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (14%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (20%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (69%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2003.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2003

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2003, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2003

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2003: 39, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14395312
2ndA140346224
3rdB1113192002
4thA143152202
5thA1088142812
6thA1120121603
7thB1078121802
8thB1077111303
9thB111791512
10thA130882112
11thB11155601
12thB11185601
13thB11162200
14thA451100
15thB10671101
16thB11191100
17thB11231210

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2003

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2003: 37.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2003

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2003: 112.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years