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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2014, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (223), and casualties fell from 298.

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

Collisions in 2014
202
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
266
Down 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2014

1.5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight17084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight23287%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 202, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (19%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February17 (8.4%)
  • March17 (8.4%)
  • April16 (7.9%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June9 (4.5%)
  • July15 (7.4%)
  • August19 (9.4%)
  • September12 (5.9%)
  • October18 (8.9%)
  • November14 (6.9%)
  • December25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other11 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (61%)
  • Wet or damp72 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (39%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (10%)
  • 60 mph82 (41%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (21%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 7521 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (74%)
  • Passenger52 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2014.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2014

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2014, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2014

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2014: 26, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140264225
2ndA14203001
3rdB1078131401
4thB1077101202
5thA130891501
6thA10888902
7thA11207900
8thA14371103
9thB111361000
10thB11156601
11thB11176601
12thB11182301
13thB11232200
14thB10671100
15thB11161100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2014

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2014: 24.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2014

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2014: 71.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years