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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1997, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1996 (349), and casualties fell from 530.

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 1997
381
Up 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
528
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1997

1% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight32084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight45185%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 381, up 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February26 (6.8%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April23 (6%)
  • May30 (7.9%)
  • June48 (13%)
  • July26 (6.8%)
  • August23 (6%)
  • September19 (5%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November36 (9.4%)
  • December47 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (55%)
  • Wet or damp156 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (47%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph161 (42%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (81%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (75%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (20%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (66%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1997: 59, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435988211
2ndA134446219
3rdA1302263102
4thA14243307
5thA1101152101
6thB1106111600
7thA108891800
8thA60491100
9thB106361211
10thA10925700
11thB10615501
12thA13073401
13thA112400
14thB10662300
15thA10651400
16thA10711100
17thB11111101

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1997

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1997: 94.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1997

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1997: 69.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1997

West Suffolk recorded 620 collisions in 1997, and 61% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years