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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2021, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (121), and casualties rose from 157.

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

Collisions in 2021
136
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
201
Up 28% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2021

2.9% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2021 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious2619%
  • Slight10678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight16984%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 136, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (18%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday11 (8.1%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.9%)
  • February10 (7.4%)
  • March11 (8.1%)
  • April8 (5.9%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June8 (5.9%)
  • July18 (13%)
  • August11 (8.1%)
  • September16 (12%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December7 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (71%)
  • Wet or damp29 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (36%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (10%)
  • 60 mph47 (35%)
  • 70 mph19 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (16%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (8%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6%)
  • Cyclist10 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9%)
  • 21 to 2531 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (21%)
  • 36 to 4532 (16%)
  • 46 to 5519 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6%)
  • Over 7512 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (74%)
  • Passenger40 (20%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (12%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2021.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2021

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2021, with 8 collisions.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2021

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2021: 23, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14233725
2ndA140202806
3rdA112081111
4thB111381402
5thB107871002
6thA1436911
7thB10773600
8thA13082501
9thB11152300
10thB10671100
11thB11181100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2021

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2021: 11.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2021

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2021: 49.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years