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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2016, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (203), and casualties fell from 287.

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

Collisions in 2016
189
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
269
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2016

3.2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight14677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight21781%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 189, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.5%)
  • February11 (5.8%)
  • March16 (8.5%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May13 (6.9%)
  • June14 (7.4%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August16 (8.5%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November15 (7.9%)
  • December12 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (71%)
  • Wet or damp48 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph68 (36%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (12%)
  • 60 mph71 (38%)
  • 70 mph24 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (18%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.8%)
  • Over 7518 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (78%)
  • Passenger49 (18%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (78%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2016.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2016

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 8LP area, Palgrave, Mid Suffolk, IP23 7EU area and St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2016, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2016

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2016: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14284804
2ndA140264514
3rdB1113101212
4thB1115101613
5thB107891522
6thA11207803
7thA1435803
8thB10775700
9thA10884501
10thB11164401
11thB11184400
12thA10712200
13thA13041100
14thA13081100
15thB11171100
16thB11231100
17thB1401200

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2016

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2016: 18.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2016

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2016: 67.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years