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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2020, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 36% on 2019 (190), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2020
121
Down 36% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
157
Down 46% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2020

1.7% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2020 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious3831%
  • Slight8167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4327%
  • Slight11271%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 121, down 36% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 121
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (21%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (17%)
  • Friday13 (11%)
  • Saturday20 (17%)
  • Sunday12 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (13%)
  • February12 (9.9%)
  • March7 (5.8%)
  • April2 (1.7%)
  • May13 (11%)
  • June8 (6.6%)
  • July12 (9.9%)
  • August8 (6.6%)
  • September9 (7.4%)
  • October12 (9.9%)
  • November14 (12%)
  • December8 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (64%)
  • Wet or damp38 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph49 (40%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph45 (37%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (7%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3531 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.1%)
  • Over 754 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (75%)
  • Passenger29 (18%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mid Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2020.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2020

St Peter's, Mid Suffolk, IP14 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2020, with 10 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2020

The A140 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2020: 19, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140193116
2ndA14111403
3rdB1113101404
4thA112081102
5thB10777903
6thA13084502
7thB10673301
8thB10783300
9thB11173303
10thA1432201
11thB11152201
12thB11182200
13thB11161200

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2020

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2020: 15.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2020

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2020: 47.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years