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Mid Suffolk road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2025, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2024 (139), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2025
163
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
205
Up 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Suffolk in 2025

2.5% of collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 24% in Mid Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight12074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight15978%

Mid Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 341 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 163, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (10%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.2%)
  • February11 (6.7%)
  • March10 (6.1%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May13 (8%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July16 (9.8%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September9 (5.5%)
  • October8 (4.9%)
  • November16 (9.8%)
  • December12 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (73%)
  • Wet or damp38 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (48%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (29%)
  • 70 mph20 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (13%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (17%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (72%)
  • Passenger38 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car182 (64%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (12%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Suffolk in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2025.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2025

Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 0AW area and Stow Thorney, Mid Suffolk, IP14 5JF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Mid Suffolk in 2025, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Mid Suffolk with the most crashes in 2025

The A14 had the most collisions in Mid Suffolk in 2025: 20, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Suffolk, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14202527
2ndA140152405
3rdB1113121411
4thA11207803
5thB107871002
6thA13085600
7thA10883300
8thB10773401
9thA1432201
10thB11152200
11thB10791100
12thB11161100
13thB11171100

Towns in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2025

Stowmarket had the most collisions of any town in Mid Suffolk in 2025: 23.

Postcode districts in Mid Suffolk: crashes in 2025

IP14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Suffolk in 2025: 71.

Latest crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Suffolk in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Mid Suffolk road accidents in other years