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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2022, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (136), and casualties rose from 201.

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

Collisions in 2022
140
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
207
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2022

2.9% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2022 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious4230%
  • Slight9467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4622%
  • Slight15776%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 140, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday9 (6.4%)
  • Friday31 (22%)
  • Saturday26 (19%)
  • Sunday10 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5%)
  • February7 (5%)
  • March12 (8.6%)
  • April9 (6.4%)
  • May12 (8.6%)
  • June19 (14%)
  • July13 (9.3%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October10 (7.1%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December8 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (67%)
  • Wet or damp42 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (36%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph51 (36%)
  • 70 mph19 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Van occupant11 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian8 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (14%)
  • 21 to 2514 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3530 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 7522 (11%)
  • Over 7510 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (71%)
  • Passenger51 (25%)
  • Pedestrian8 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (72%)
  • Motorcycle30 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2022.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2022

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2022, with 10 collisions.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2022

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2022: 22, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14222825
2ndA140142614
3rdB1113101402
4thA112081205
5thB11185901
6thA1434601
7thB10774600
8thA10883510
9thA13083400
10thB11153602
11thB11163401
12thB11233302
13thB10781100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2022

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2022: 19.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2022

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2022: 49.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2022, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years