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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1998, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (381), and casualties fell from 528.

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 1998
349
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
471
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1998

0.9% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight29284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight40586%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 349, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.2%)
  • February22 (6.3%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June41 (12%)
  • July33 (9.5%)
  • August25 (7.2%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October30 (8.6%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December25 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (63%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph143 (41%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (72%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (21%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (64%)
  • Passenger132 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1998: 50, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143507208
2ndA134365616
3rdA14283916
4thA1302273401
5thA1088141814
6thA1101141800
7thA1307101201
8thB110671302
9thB10635602
10thA6044700
11thB11114500
12thA10923500
13thB10612200
14thB10661100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1998

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1998: 96.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1998

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1998: 69.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1998

West Suffolk recorded 613 collisions in 1998, and 57% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1998.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years