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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1995, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (316), and casualties fell from 428.

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 1995
302
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
411
Down 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
19% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1995

3% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious5619%
  • Slight23778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32780%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1995 is highlighted, with 302, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June27 (8.9%)
  • July21 (7%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October28 (9.3%)
  • November27 (8.9%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (62%)
  • Wet or damp98 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (36%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph140 (46%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (85%)
  • Roundabout21 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (72%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (21%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (62%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1995: 54, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435478110
2ndA1344364111
3rdA1101172004
4thA14172541
5thA604161902
6thB1106162305
7thA1302131501
8thA10925701
9thB10614500
10thB10634601
11thB11113411
12thA10882300
13thB10661101

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1995

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1995: 78.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1995

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1995: 63.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1995

West Suffolk recorded 512 collisions in 1995, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1995, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years