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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2018, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (214), and casualties fell from 318.

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

Collisions in 2018
181
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
257
Down 19% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight14982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight22487%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 181, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (20%)
  • Tuesday33 (18%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.4%)
  • February17 (9.4%)
  • March5 (2.8%)
  • April16 (8.8%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June13 (7.2%)
  • July25 (14%)
  • August15 (8.3%)
  • September12 (6.6%)
  • October14 (7.7%)
  • November21 (12%)
  • December16 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp51 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph77 (43%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph65 (36%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (20%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.6%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (76%)
  • Passenger49 (19%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 2018.

Collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2018

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area and St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2018, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2018

The A14 and A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2018, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14222703
2ndA140224205
3rdA1120132213
4thB1113112001
5thB107881100
6thB107771001
7thA10884601
8thA13083400
9thA1433400
10thB11152201
11thB11162400
12thB10671110
13thB11171100
14thB11331100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2018

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2018: 18.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2018

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2018: 75.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years