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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2005, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (275), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 2005
274
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
377
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2005

3.3% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight32686%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 274, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8%)
  • February24 (8.8%)
  • March13 (4.7%)
  • April16 (5.8%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June26 (9.5%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August21 (7.7%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October26 (9.5%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (64%)
  • Wet or damp79 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.1%)
  • Snow7 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph79 (29%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (8%)
  • 60 mph113 (41%)
  • 70 mph39 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (4%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (76%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2005.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2005

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2005, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2005

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2005: 48, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA144870211
2ndA140274223
3rdB1077162210
4thA143152610
5thB1113131512
6thB1078121912
7thA1308111503
8thA112091200
9thB111591301
10thB11176911
11thB11164501
12thB11233300
13thA10882701
14thB10672200
15thB11181100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2005

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2005: 35.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2005

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2005: 108.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years