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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1987, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1986 (375), and casualties rose from 518.

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 1987
407
Up 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
565
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
30% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1987

1.7% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1987 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious12330%
  • Slight27768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious15127%
  • Slight40672%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 407, up 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.4%)
  • February33 (8.1%)
  • March27 (6.6%)
  • April17 (4.2%)
  • May37 (9.1%)
  • June48 (12%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August40 (9.8%)
  • September34 (8.4%)
  • October39 (9.6%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December37 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (53%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other107 (26%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (54%)
  • Wet or damp171 (42%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (42%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 60 mph172 (42%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (18%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20162 (29%)
  • 21 to 25115 (20%)
  • 26 to 3569 (12%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (64%)
  • Passenger150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (69%)
  • Motorcycle102 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1987: 70, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14370101119
2ndA1342947313
3rdA604242706
4thA1302192401
5thA45182819
6thA1101172305
7thB1106101413
8thB10616703
9thB111161201
10thA10925502
11thA10884602
12thB10634801
13thB10662200
14thB10221100
15thB10571100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1987

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1987: 124.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1987

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1987: 96.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1987

West Suffolk recorded 684 collisions in 1987, and 60% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1987, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years