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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2019, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2018 (181), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2019
190
Up 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
290
Up 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2019

3.7% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23782%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 190, up 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February16 (8.4%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April18 (9.5%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June18 (9.5%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August16 (8.4%)
  • September10 (5.3%)
  • October16 (8.4%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December11 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (63%)
  • Wet or damp67 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph66 (35%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph74 (39%)
  • 70 mph23 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.2%)
  • Over 7516 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (68%)
  • Passenger79 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2019.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2019

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 2019, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2019

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2019: 26, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14263803
2ndA140234515
3rdB1077122007
4thA112091212
5thB107881111
6thB111371100
7thA13085600
8thA10884611
9thA1433400
10thB11163401
11thB11183502
12thB10672201
13thB11151101
14thB11171201

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2019

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2019: 20.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2019

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2019: 61.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years