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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1994, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1993 (347), and casualties fell from 509.

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 1994
316
Down 9% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
428
Down 16% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
20% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1994

2.5% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight24678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious8319%
  • Slight33679%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1994 is highlighted, with 316, down 9% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June26 (8.2%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August15 (4.7%)
  • September22 (7%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December43 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (61%)
  • Wet or damp104 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (33%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph149 (47%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2088 (21%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (67%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1994: 64, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14364104211
2ndA134396215
3rdA45222909
4thA604222403
5thA1302121302
6thA1092101310
7thA1101101103
8thA108881012
9thB10635700
10thB10614400
11thB11064402
12thB10571100
13thB10661301
14thB11111401

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1994

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1994: 67.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1994

CB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1994: 63.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1994

West Suffolk recorded 563 collisions in 1994, and 56% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years