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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2023, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (140), and casualties fell from 207.

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

Collisions in 2023
134
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
196
Down 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2023

1.5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2023 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious4534%
  • Slight8765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5327%
  • Slight14172%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 134, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday23 (17%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February9 (6.7%)
  • March4 (3%)
  • April6 (4.5%)
  • May13 (9.7%)
  • June17 (13%)
  • July11 (8.2%)
  • August10 (7.5%)
  • September16 (12%)
  • October8 (6%)
  • November10 (7.5%)
  • December15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (75%)
  • Wet or damp29 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (32%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (3%)
  • 60 mph58 (43%)
  • 70 mph19 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2028 (14%)
  • 21 to 2513 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8.7%)
  • Over 7511 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (70%)
  • Passenger49 (25%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2023.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2023

Stow Thorney, Mid Suffolk, IP14 5JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2023, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2023

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2023: 21, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14213406
2ndA14092504
3rdB107791005
4thA10886802
5thB11136804
6thB10785802
7thA11204700
8thA1433600
9thB11172200
10thB11182301
11thA13081100
12thB10671100
13thB11151100
14thB11161100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2023

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2023: 8.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2023

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2023: 52.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2023, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years