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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1985, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1984 (408), and casualties fell from 558.

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 1985
365
Down 11% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
497
Down 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
35% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1985

3.3% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1985 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious12835%
  • Slight22562%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious16032%
  • Slight32565%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 365, down 11% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday74 (20%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.5%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March32 (8.8%)
  • April24 (6.6%)
  • May28 (7.7%)
  • June35 (9.6%)
  • July35 (9.6%)
  • August34 (9.3%)
  • September36 (9.9%)
  • October31 (8.5%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December18 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other64 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (67%)
  • Wet or damp96 (26%)
  • Snow16 (4.4%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (39%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph170 (47%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (26%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (62%)
  • Passenger137 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (65%)
  • Motorcycle112 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1985: 44, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1434470416
2ndA1343653212
3rdA1302242809
4thA452332212
5thA604222916
6thA108891305
7thA110181004
8thB106361401
9thB11066702
10thA10925903
11thB11113502
12thB10662300
13thB10571100
14thB10851100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1985

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1985: 108.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1985

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1985: 84.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1985

West Suffolk recorded 618 collisions in 1985, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1985.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years