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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2015, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (202), and casualties rose from 266.

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

Collisions in 2015
203
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
287
Up 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2015

2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious2211%
  • Slight17787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious258.7%
  • Slight25790%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 203, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (18%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (21%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.9%)
  • February24 (12%)
  • March14 (6.9%)
  • April16 (7.9%)
  • May19 (9.4%)
  • June18 (8.9%)
  • July18 (8.9%)
  • August13 (6.4%)
  • September19 (9.4%)
  • October12 (5.9%)
  • November18 (8.9%)
  • December14 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (65%)
  • Wet or damp62 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (33%)
  • 40 mph6 (3%)
  • 50 mph24 (12%)
  • 60 mph85 (42%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.1%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (79%)
  • Passenger50 (17%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2015.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2015

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2015, with 11 collisions.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2015

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2015: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140294615
2ndA14223201
3rdB1113172903
4thA1120121400
5thA1308111610
6thB1077101101
7thA14391201
8thB111561411
9thA10883300
10thB10783300
11thB11183300
12thB11162301
13thB11071100
14thB11171100
15thB11231100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2015

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2015: 23.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2015

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2015: 75.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2015.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years