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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2008, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2007 (243), and casualties rose from 325.

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

Collisions in 2008
274
Up 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
400
Up 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2008

1.5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight23686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious379.3%
  • Slight35990%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 274, up 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (20%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.2%)
  • February24 (8.8%)
  • March25 (9.1%)
  • April17 (6.2%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June21 (7.7%)
  • July19 (6.9%)
  • August22 (8%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November21 (7.7%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (62%)
  • Wet or damp89 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (26%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph31 (11%)
  • 60 mph126 (46%)
  • 70 mph32 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (19%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (73%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2008.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2008

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2008, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2008

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2008: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14365802
2ndA140286203
3rdB1113283904
4thB1077212803
5thA1120162611
6thB1117111103
7thB11158801
8thA13086710
9thA1436900
10thA10885602
11thB10784800
12thB11182300
13thA12141100
14thB10671100
15thB10791100
16thB11161100
17thB1131101

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2008

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2008: 22.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2008

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2008: 92.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2008, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years