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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1990, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (446), and casualties rose from 603.

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 1990
440
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
653
Up 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
29% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1990

3.2% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1990 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious12629%
  • Slight30068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious18028%
  • Slight45670%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 440, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.2%)
  • February34 (7.7%)
  • March34 (7.7%)
  • April35 (8%)
  • May30 (6.8%)
  • June41 (9.3%)
  • July37 (8.4%)
  • August34 (7.7%)
  • September26 (5.9%)
  • October35 (8%)
  • November59 (13%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (57%)
  • Wet or damp186 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (33%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph225 (51%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (12%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20165 (25%)
  • 21 to 25119 (18%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (62%)
  • Passenger208 (32%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (73%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1990: 78, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14378129328
2ndA1344478117
3rdA604364508
4thA45233439
5thA1302223203
6thA1101202806
7thB1106153217
8thA1088102306
9thA109281410
10thB11118811
11thB106351010
12thB10664703
13thB10613300

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1990

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1990: 101.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1990

CB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1990: 94.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1990

West Suffolk recorded 729 collisions in 1990, and 60% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years