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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1992, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (390), and casualties fell from 546.

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 1992
374
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
520
Down 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
24% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1992

1.6% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9124%
  • Slight27774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious12424%
  • Slight39075%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1992 is highlighted, with 374, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (12%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March27 (7.2%)
  • April23 (6.1%)
  • May19 (5.1%)
  • June25 (6.7%)
  • July33 (8.8%)
  • August24 (6.4%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November37 (9.9%)
  • December44 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (54%)
  • Wet or damp154 (41%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (39%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 60 mph164 (44%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (83%)
  • Roundabout30 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (64%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (21%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 35104 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (65%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (75%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1992: 64, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14364105026
2ndA1344563111
3rdA604253816
4thA1302242906
5thA1101182002
6thB1106151906
7thA45141913
8thA109281120
9thB106371103
10thB10616702
11thB11115801
12thB10663801
13thA10881301

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1992

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1992: 101.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1992

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1992: 87.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1992

West Suffolk recorded 613 collisions in 1992, and 61% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years