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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1996, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1995 (302), and casualties rose from 411.

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 1996
349
Up 16% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
530
Up 29% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
16% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1996

2.6% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight28381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight44083%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 349, up 16% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February34 (9.7%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May18 (5.2%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December33 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (66%)
  • Wet or damp107 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (43%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph149 (43%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (81%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (19%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (61%)
  • Passenger168 (32%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1996: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435288112
2ndA134478516
3rdA1302313502
4thA14234326
5thA604182401
6thA1101121700
7thA108891501
8thA109261101
9thB10616712
10thB110651411
11thB10634601
12thB10663501
13thB11112200
14thB10571100
15thB1341110

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1996

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1996: 103.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1996

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1996: 80.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1996

West Suffolk recorded 599 collisions in 1996, and 58% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years