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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1980, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (390), and casualties fell from 542.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,604 collisions in St Edmundsbury.

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

Collisions in 1980
381
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
517
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
19
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
29% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1980

5% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal195%
  • Serious11229%
  • Slight25066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal214.1%
  • Serious13426%
  • Slight36270%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 381, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (9.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February18 (4.7%)
  • March23 (6%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May32 (8.4%)
  • June37 (9.7%)
  • July35 (9.2%)
  • August30 (7.9%)
  • September25 (6.6%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December33 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (61%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (39%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph132 (35%)
  • 70 mph84 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20157 (30%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (65%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (58%)
  • Motorcycle147 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in St Edmundsbury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 1980

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1980: 64, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1436488521
2ndA1344661114
3rdA45182826
4thA1101173713
5thA604161700
6thA1302141801
7thB1106121412
8thB10618915
9thA10885511
10thA10924701
11thB10634402
12thB11114611
13thA102400
14thA111100
15thA1421100
16thB10491101
17thB10571100
18thB11021201

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1980

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1980: 127.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1980

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1980: 92.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1980

West Suffolk recorded 650 collisions in 1980, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years