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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2007, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2006 (234), and casualties rose from 321.

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

Collisions in 2007
243
Up 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
325
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2007

2.1% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4016%
  • Slight19881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27384%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 243, up 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February26 (11%)
  • March14 (5.8%)
  • April18 (7.4%)
  • May16 (6.6%)
  • June18 (7.4%)
  • July17 (7%)
  • August21 (8.6%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December19 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (59%)
  • Wet or damp90 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph80 (33%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (12%)
  • 60 mph101 (42%)
  • 70 mph24 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (20%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (72%)
  • Passenger67 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2007.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2007

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2007, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2007

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2007: 34, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14344922
2ndA140253703
3rdB1113212906
4thB1077152612
5thA108891110
6thA112091302
7thA14391201
8thB107891102
9thB111591001
10thA13088801
11thB11166711
12thB11183301
13thB11172200
14thB10671100
15thB11231100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2007

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2007: 31.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2007

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2007: 93.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2007, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years