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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1981, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (381), and casualties rose from 517.

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 1981
413
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
563
Up 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
34% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1981

2.2% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious14134%
  • Slight26364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious16830%
  • Slight38669%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 413, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.3%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May37 (9%)
  • June29 (7%)
  • July51 (12%)
  • August30 (7.3%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October40 (9.7%)
  • November39 (9.4%)
  • December38 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (69%)
  • Wet or damp101 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.9%)
  • Snow12 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (40%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph174 (42%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20184 (33%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3594 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (65%)
  • Passenger142 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (59%)
  • Motorcycle142 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in St Edmundsbury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 1981

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1981: 67, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14367103027
2ndA1344660318
3rdA453038112
4thA604203306
5thA1101173506
6thA1088111602
7thA130291004
8thB106391003
9thB11068904
10thB10617800
11thA10925910
12thA102200
13thB10572201
14thB10662201
15thB11112201
16thB10491100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1981

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1981: 124.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1981

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1981: 111.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1981

West Suffolk recorded 700 collisions in 1981, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years