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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2024, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (134), and casualties fell from 196.

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

Collisions in 2024
139
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
184
Down 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious3324%
  • Slight10374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight14780%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 139, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 139
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday13 (9.4%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.6%)
  • February13 (9.4%)
  • March11 (7.9%)
  • April9 (6.5%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July10 (7.2%)
  • August10 (7.2%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October14 (10%)
  • November9 (6.5%)
  • December8 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (68%)
  • Wet or damp41 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph48 (35%)
  • 40 mph7 (5%)
  • 50 mph10 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph58 (42%)
  • 70 mph12 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (13%)
  • Van occupant12 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.7%)
  • Pedestrian5 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2026 (14%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3529 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (14%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.6%)
  • Over 758 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (79%)
  • Passenger34 (18%)
  • Pedestrian5 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (12%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2024.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2024

Thurston, Mid Suffolk, IP31 3WS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Suffolk in 2024, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2024

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2024: 20, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14203413
2ndB1113121205
3rdA14091101
4thB111891410
5thB107881401
6thA11207901
7thA14361203
8thA13083400
9thB10773401
10thB11152200
11thB11172202
12thB10671100
13thB11161101

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2024

Needham Market and Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2024, with 6 each.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2024

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2024: 41.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years