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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2009, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2008 (274), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 2009
246
Down 10% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
328
Down 18% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2009

2.4% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27784%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 246, down 10% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday27 (11%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February18 (7.3%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May18 (7.3%)
  • June22 (8.9%)
  • July10 (4.1%)
  • August24 (9.8%)
  • September21 (8.5%)
  • October23 (9.3%)
  • November23 (9.3%)
  • December24 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (61%)
  • Wet or damp76 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (32%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph33 (13%)
  • 60 mph102 (41%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Pedestrian8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (16%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.5%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (75%)
  • Passenger75 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (75%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2009.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2009

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2009, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2009

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2009: 28, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14283315
2ndA140264003
3rdB1113223823
4thB1078192004
5thA1120141600
6thB1077121301
7thA13086702
8thA14361010
9thB11156801
10thB11184500
11thB11173500
12thA10882600
13thB11162210
14thA121100
15thB10671100
16thB11231100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2009

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2009: 23.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2009

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2009: 93.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years