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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2006, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2005 (274), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 2006
234
Down 15% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
321
Down 15% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2006

1.7% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight20186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight28288%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 234, down 15% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (21%)
  • Friday49 (21%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March15 (6.4%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May22 (9.4%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August16 (6.8%)
  • September21 (9%)
  • October18 (7.7%)
  • November21 (9%)
  • December20 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (69%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (35%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph34 (15%)
  • 60 mph79 (34%)
  • 70 mph25 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (16%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (4%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (19%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.2%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (72%)
  • Passenger77 (24%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2006.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2006

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2006, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2006

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2006: 36, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14364714
2ndA140354421
3rdB1113223305
4thA130891601
5thB10777811
6thB11157800
7thA11206801
8thA1436901
9thB10786801
10thA10884402
11thB11183300
12thB11172200
13thB10671200
14thB11161200
15thB11231100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2006

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2006: 24.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2006

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2006: 84.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years