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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2004, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2003 (326), and casualties fell from 462.

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

Collisions in 2004
275
Down 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
368
Down 20% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight23485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32388%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 275, down 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (19%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday57 (21%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.8%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April18 (6.5%)
  • May19 (6.9%)
  • June23 (8.4%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August23 (8.4%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October16 (5.8%)
  • November25 (9.1%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (55%)
  • Wet or damp102 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (29%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph125 (45%)
  • 70 mph36 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2558 (16%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (72%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2004.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2004

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 8LP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2004, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2004

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2004: 41, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14416204
2ndA140273703
3rdB1113263714
4thB1078162104
5thA143151900
6thB1077152013
7thA108891000
8thA130881201
9thA112071000
10thB11157801
11thB11166900
12thB11185603
13thB10673401
14thB11173301
15thB11231100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2004

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2004: 23.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2004

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2004: 83.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years