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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1991, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1990 (440), and casualties fell from 653.

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 1991
390
Down 11% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
546
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
28% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1991

2.8% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1991 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious10928%
  • Slight27069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious14527%
  • Slight38871%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 390, down 11% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (13%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April35 (9%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June33 (8.5%)
  • July32 (8.2%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September27 (6.9%)
  • October16 (4.1%)
  • November33 (8.5%)
  • December34 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (58%)
  • Wet or damp136 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (6.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (35%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph195 (50%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (84%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (22%)
  • 21 to 25102 (19%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (61%)
  • Passenger159 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1991: 78, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14378105124
2ndA1344165215
3rdA1302253404
4thA1101163907
5thA45153035
6thA604141616
7thB1063101411
8thA10928802
9thB10616704
10thB11065500
11thA10884811
12thB11112801
13thB10571101
14thB10661201

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1991

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1991: 94.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1991

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1991: 79.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1991

West Suffolk recorded 633 collisions in 1991, and 62% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1991, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years