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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1989, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1988 (479), and casualties fell from 649.

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 1989
446
Down 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
603
Down 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
21% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1989

2% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight34477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious12521%
  • Slight46677%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 446, down 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.4%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March27 (6.1%)
  • April36 (8.1%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July30 (6.7%)
  • August40 (9%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October42 (9.4%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December39 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (58%)
  • Wet or damp170 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (36%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph194 (43%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (15%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20166 (28%)
  • 21 to 25101 (17%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (64%)
  • Passenger164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car553 (71%)
  • Motorcycle92 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1989: 71, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14371103113
2ndA134456629
3rdA604334817
4thA45314818
5thA1302262702
6thB1106142105
7thA1101111104
8thA108891611
9thB10636702
10thA10925800
11thB10615701
12thB10662201
13thB11112200
14thA101201
15thB10121100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1989

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1989: 118.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1989

CB9 and IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1989, with 94 each.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1989

West Suffolk recorded 759 collisions in 1989, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years