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St Edmundsbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,604 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025, and 20,179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 330 were fatal and 3,249 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 168 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (159), and casualties fell from 208 to 204.

District council until April 2019, now part of West Suffolk. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,604
Casualties
20,179
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
330
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
168
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury

2.3% of collisions in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3302.3%
  • Serious3,24922%
  • Slight11,02575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3591.8%
  • Serious4,03620%
  • Slight15,78478%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. In 2025 there were 168, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 168
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025168204
2024159208
2023119158
2022131187
2021148196
2020130167
2019168248
2018213293
2017191263
2016223284
2015196254
2014233304
2013210290
2012273377
2011269358
2010300400
2009269369
2008316439
2007368521
2006335467
2005345479
2004321434
2003373502
2002378539
2001380561
2000378535
1999342492
1998349471
1997381528
1996349530
1995302411
1994316428
1993347509
1992374520
1991390546
1990440653
1989446603
1988479649
1987407565
1986375518
1985365497
1984408558
1983357491
1982399551
1981413563
1980381517
1979390542

When and where crashes happen in St Edmundsbury

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,080 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,137 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,151 (15%)
  • Thursday2,230 (15%)
  • Friday2,465 (17%)
  • Saturday1,980 (14%)
  • Sunday1,561 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59509 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59242 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,193 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,156 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,533 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,588 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,049 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,334 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,198 (8.2%)
  • February1,037 (7.1%)
  • March1,110 (7.6%)
  • April1,024 (7%)
  • May1,140 (7.8%)
  • June1,248 (8.5%)
  • July1,258 (8.6%)
  • August1,204 (8.2%)
  • September1,284 (8.8%)
  • October1,327 (9.1%)
  • November1,418 (9.7%)
  • December1,356 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,560 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,129 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,695 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown109 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit105 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,565 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,875 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds263 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist206 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds172 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds112 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.2%)
  • Other1,283 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded103 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,980 (61%)
  • Wet or damp4,871 (33%)
  • Frost or ice512 (3.5%)
  • Snow160 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep45 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.1%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph98 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph6,393 (44%)
  • 40 mph1,066 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph48 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5,801 (40%)
  • 70 mph1,197 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,134 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,101 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout905 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road397 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded67 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,126 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist2,613 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,773 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist1,330 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant546 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)319 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant139 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant116 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant103 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant82 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5357 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10655 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,017 (5%)
  • 16 to 204,335 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,753 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,410 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,616 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,970 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,346 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75862 (4.3%)
  • Over 75642 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded216 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,474 (67%)
  • Passenger4,932 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1,773 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,760 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,609 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle1,370 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,235 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,191 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach235 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle230 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car163 (0.6%)
  • Minibus96 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle48 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in St Edmundsbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in St Edmundsbury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in St Edmundsbury

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area is the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury, with 594 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025: 2,417, including 67 fatal and 598 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1432,4173,65567598
2ndA1341,5282,24953357
3rdA13027659454125
4thA146369243694
5thA11015117576119
6thA604492651793
7thB11064106101090
8thA4533851024128
9thA10922784101350
10thA10882684141267
11thB1063207289451
12thB1061190237549
13thB1111138211542
14thB1066109159235
15thA1307101135117
16thA10174056312
17thB1057283504
18thA1081502
19thB10857901
20thB15065701

Towns in St Edmundsbury

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025: 3,766.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025: 3,007.

West Suffolk and its former districts

West Suffolk recorded 24,682 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury

Of the latest 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity