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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2017, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2016 (189), and casualties rose from 269.

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

Collisions in 2017
214
Up 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
318
Up 18% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2017

2.8% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight17280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight26583%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 214, up 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (7%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday40 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.9%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March18 (8.4%)
  • April27 (13%)
  • May15 (7%)
  • June17 (7.9%)
  • July13 (6.1%)
  • August19 (8.9%)
  • September15 (7%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November14 (6.5%)
  • December16 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (65%)
  • Wet or damp66 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph77 (36%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph84 (39%)
  • 70 mph24 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (80%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (18%)
  • 56 to 6538 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (73%)
  • Passenger75 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2017.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2017

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2017, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2017

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2017: 31, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140315224
2ndA14293714
3rdB1077111801
4thB111391413
5thA108881804
6thB11158800
7thA11205700
8thA1435710
9thB10785800
10thB11164401
11thB11184801
12thA1342301
13thA13071100
14thA13081200
15thB11171100
16thB11231201
17thB1131501

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2017

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2017: 23.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2017

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2017: 77.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2017, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years