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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1982, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (413), and casualties fell from 563.

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 1982
399
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
551
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
41% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1982

2.8% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1982 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious16241%
  • Slight22657%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious20838%
  • Slight33260%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 399, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February21 (5.3%)
  • March29 (7.3%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September49 (12%)
  • October33 (8.3%)
  • November33 (8.3%)
  • December32 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other56 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (71%)
  • Wet or damp88 (22%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (43%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph173 (43%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20168 (30%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (65%)
  • Passenger139 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (63%)
  • Motorcycle124 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A134 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1982: 76, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347698124
2ndA1436490323
3rdA452136111
4thA604172917
5thA13021516010
6thA1101131905
7thB1106101916
8thB106691003
9thA10926902
10thA10885701
11thB10615701
12thB10634402
13thB11113501

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1982

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1982: 126.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1982

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1982: 104.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1982

West Suffolk recorded 698 collisions in 1982, and 57% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years