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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2012, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2011 (215), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 2012
238
Up 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
332
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2012

1.7% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5517%
  • Slight27382%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 238, up 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.7%)
  • February22 (9.2%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May11 (4.6%)
  • June19 (8%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August19 (8%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October16 (6.7%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (58%)
  • Wet or damp87 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (31%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (12%)
  • 60 mph95 (40%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.9%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (3%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6%)
  • Over 7520 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (73%)
  • Passenger78 (23%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2012.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2012

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2012, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2012

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2012: 37, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140375617
2ndA14284004
3rdB1113233613
4thB1077151602
5thB1078101501
6thA112091205
7thA14381101
8thA130871111
9thB11177902
10thB11186803
11thB11154401
12thA10883602
13thB10671101
14thB11161100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2012

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2012: 25.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2012

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2012: 82.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years