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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1983, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (399), and casualties fell from 551.

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 1983
357
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
491
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
40% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1983

1.7% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious14240%
  • Slight20959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious17736%
  • Slight30863%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 357, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February19 (5.3%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May17 (4.8%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August24 (6.7%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October45 (13%)
  • November30 (8.4%)
  • December43 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other89 (25%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (60%)
  • Wet or damp134 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (44%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph149 (42%)
  • 70 mph18 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20151 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3546 (9.4%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (65%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (61%)
  • Motorcycle129 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1983: 62, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1436294229
2ndA1345174119
3rdA604202204
4thA451834212
5thA1101142105
6thA1092131804
7thA10886803
8thA13026701
9thB10665604
10thB10634601
11thB11064903
12thB10613501
13thB10571201
14thB11111100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1983

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1983: 116.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1983

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1983: 84.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1983

West Suffolk recorded 652 collisions in 1983, and 55% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years