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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1988, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1987 (407), and casualties rose from 565.

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 1988
479
Up 18% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
649
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
25% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1988

1.9% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious12025%
  • Slight35073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15123%
  • Slight48975%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 479, up 18% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.8%)
  • February26 (5.4%)
  • March47 (9.8%)
  • April31 (6.5%)
  • May40 (8.4%)
  • June32 (6.7%)
  • July44 (9.2%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September45 (9.4%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December46 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other75 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (55%)
  • Wet or damp193 (40%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (39%)
  • 40 mph49 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph217 (45%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (16%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20200 (31%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (64%)
  • Passenger177 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (68%)
  • Motorcycle100 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1988: 76, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14376111323
2ndA1345471218
3rdA604334614
4thA1302293307
5thA45233015
6thA1092163204
7thA1101121914
8thB1106101402
9thB10618901
10thB106371001
11thA10886801
12thB106641101
13thB11114702
14thA102400
15thA1421100
16thB11021201

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1988

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1988: 116.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1988

CB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1988: 108.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1988

West Suffolk recorded 780 collisions in 1988, and 61% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years