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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2010, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (246), and casualties fell from 328.

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

Collisions in 2010
242
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
327
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2010

1.2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight20685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight28988%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 242, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (10%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.7%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March20 (8.3%)
  • April14 (5.8%)
  • May14 (5.8%)
  • June22 (9.1%)
  • July23 (9.5%)
  • August17 (7%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October19 (7.9%)
  • November31 (13%)
  • December16 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (53%)
  • Wet or damp85 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (9.5%)
  • Snow6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (41%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph87 (36%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (20%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (73%)
  • Passenger68 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2010.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2010

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2010, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2010

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2010: 26, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14264011
2ndA140254501
3rdB1113243006
4thB1077141412
5thA143131811
6thB1078131801
7thA1308121502
8thA112081102
9thB11158901
10thA10886801
11thB11164701
12thB11172200
13thB11182201
14thB10671101
15thB11231101

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2010

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2010: 34.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2010

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2010: 98.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years