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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1993, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1992 (374), and casualties fell from 520.

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 1993
347
Down 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
509
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1993

1.4% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight27479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9318%
  • Slight41181%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1993 is highlighted, with 347, down 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February19 (5.5%)
  • March18 (5.2%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May22 (6.3%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October32 (9.2%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (18%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (57%)
  • Wet or damp132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (35%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph178 (51%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (86%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (20%)
  • 21 to 2593 (18%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7525 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (63%)
  • Passenger139 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (76%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1993: 55, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14355100214
2ndA1344468012
3rdA604243403
4thA1302222500
5thA45141922
6thA1092101401
7thA1101101503
8thA108891704
9thB10636901
10thB11066600
11thB10615701
12thB10665802
13thB11114700

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1993

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1993: 82.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1993

CB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1993: 66.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1993

West Suffolk recorded 588 collisions in 1993, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years